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There was in the days of Herod..a certain priest named Zachary..his wife was..Elizabeth..Elizabeth was barren..
And it came to pass, when he executed the priestly function..going into the temple of the Lord..And there appeared to him an angel (Lk1:5-17 #VigilMass)~DouayR #Bible
And it came to pass, when he executed the priestly function..going into the temple of the Lord..And there appeared to him an angel (Lk1:5-17 #VigilMass)~DouayR #Bible
2. of the Lord, standing on the right side of the altar of incense. And the angel said..
Fear not, Zachary, for thy prayer is heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John:
And thou shalt have joy(Lk1:5-17) #NativityOfStJohnTheBaptist
Fear not, Zachary, for thy prayer is heard, and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John:
And thou shalt have joy(Lk1:5-17) #NativityOfStJohnTheBaptist
3. and gladness, and many shall rejoice in his nativity.
For he shall be great before the Lord..and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb...
And Zachary said..Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.
For he shall be great before the Lord..and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb...
And Zachary said..Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.
WHY DOES THE CHURCH CELEBRATE THE BIRTHDAY OF JOHN THE BAPTIST ?
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1. Because “John surpasses all the prophets, of whom he is the last”(CCC 523).
He “goes ‘before [the Lord] in the spirit and power of Elijah'”(CCC 696).
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#NativityOfStJohnTheBaptist #Jesus
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1. Because “John surpasses all the prophets, of whom he is the last”(CCC 523).
He “goes ‘before [the Lord] in the spirit and power of Elijah'”(CCC 696).
#Christian
#NativityOfStJohnTheBaptist #Jesus
2. John the Baptist, "is the Lord’s immediate precursor or forerunner, sent to prepare his way", who "inaugurates the Gospel...from his mother’s womb" (CCC 523)
#Catechism of the #CatholicChurch #StJohnTheBaptist
#Catechism of the #CatholicChurch #StJohnTheBaptist
3. John the Baptist "proclaims the imminence of the consolation of Israel; he is the 'voice' of the Consoler who is coming" (CCC 719).
“With John the Baptist, the Holy Spirit begins the restoration to man of ‘the divine likeness'” (CCC 720).
“With John the Baptist, the Holy Spirit begins the restoration to man of ‘the divine likeness'” (CCC 720).
