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John the Baptist beheaded is become master of the school of virtues and of life,
the form of holiness,
the rule of justice,
the mirror of virginity,
the example of chastity,
the way of penance,
pardon of sin,
and discipline of faith.
#PassionOfStJohnTheBaptist
John the Baptist beheaded is become master of the school of virtues and of life,
the form of holiness,
the rule of justice,
the mirror of virginity,
the example of chastity,
the way of penance,
pardon of sin,
and discipline of faith.
#PassionOfStJohnTheBaptist
2. John is greater than man, peer unto the angels, sovereign holiness of the law of the gospel,
the voice of the apostles,
the silence of the prophets, the lantern of the world,
the foregoer of the Judge, and mediator of all the Trinity.
#StJohnTheBaptist #PassionOfStJohn
the voice of the apostles,
the silence of the prophets, the lantern of the world,
the foregoer of the Judge, and mediator of all the Trinity.
#StJohnTheBaptist #PassionOfStJohn
3. And this so great a man was put to martyrdom, and gave his head to the adulterer, and was delivered to the springing maid. (#StJohnChrysostom)
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).
#Christian
#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).
