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).
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