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đź“Ś Gospel, Luke 1:57-66
'No,' she said, 'he is to be called John.'
They said to her, 'But no one in your family has that name,' and made signs to his father to find out.
The father asked for a writing-tablet and wrote, 'His name is John.' And they were all astonished.
'No,' she said, 'he is to be called John.'
They said to her, 'But no one in your family has that name,' and made signs to his father to find out.
The father asked for a writing-tablet and wrote, 'His name is John.' And they were all astonished.
đź“Ś Gospel, Luke 3: 7-9
Brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming retribution?
Produce fruit in keeping with repentance, & do not start telling yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father,' because, I tell you, God can raise children for Abraham from these stones.
Brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming retribution?
Produce fruit in keeping with repentance, & do not start telling yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father,' because, I tell you, God can raise children for Abraham from these stones.
đź“Ś Gospel, Luke 3: 10-11
When all the people asked him, 'What must we do, then?'
he answered, 'Anyone who has 2 tunics must share with the one who has none, and anyone with something to eat must do the same.'
When all the people asked him, 'What must we do, then?'
he answered, 'Anyone who has 2 tunics must share with the one who has none, and anyone with something to eat must do the same.'
25th JUNE: ST GOHARD AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS
1. Gohard, a man described as “innocent and filled with all piety”,was bishop of Nantes, France, when in 843 Vikings raided the city.
Upon their approach on 24th June, monks from abbeys outside Nantes fled into the city
#StGohard
1. Gohard, a man described as “innocent and filled with all piety”,was bishop of Nantes, France, when in 843 Vikings raided the city.
Upon their approach on 24th June, monks from abbeys outside Nantes fled into the city
#StGohard
2. and joined other refugees packed within the walls of Nantes’ Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul.
There Gohard celebrated Mass for the Solemnity of the Nativity of St John the Baptist.
The Vikings entered the city and stormed the cathedral,
#JohnTheBaptist #medien #medieval
There Gohard celebrated Mass for the Solemnity of the Nativity of St John the Baptist.
The Vikings entered the city and stormed the cathedral,
#JohnTheBaptist #medien #medieval
3. breaking down its doors and smashing the windows. The bishop was beginning the Preface before the Eucharistic Prayer with the words, “Sursum corda” (“Lift up your hearts”), when the Vikings slew him in the sanctuary.
The pagan invaders proceeded to massacre a large number of
The pagan invaders proceeded to massacre a large number of
