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{ "@context": "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams", "type": "OrderedCollectionPage", "orderedItems": [ { "type": "Create", "actor": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/649697497941286924", "object": { "type": "Note", "id": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/649697497941286924/entities/urn:activity:1784703958569197568", "attributedTo": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/649697497941286924", "content": "June 24 Nativity of Saint John the Baptist (Iohannes Baptista, Joannes Baptista, John the Baptizer, John the Forerunner, John, son of Zachary, Juan Bautista, Yochanan ben Zecharyah) Prophet<br />d 30<br />Patronage:<br />against convulsions<br />against epilepsy<br />against hail<br />against hailstorms<br />against spasms<br />baptism<br />bird dealers<br />converts<br />convulsive children<br />cutters<br />epileptics<br />farriers<br />French Canadians<br />innkeepers<br />lambs<br />monastic life<br />motorways<br />printers<br />tailors<br />Jordan<br />Puerto Rico<br />Almenara, Brazil, diocese of<br />Aquino-Pontecorvo, Italy, diocese of<br />Auchi, Nigeria, diocese of<br />Belley-Ars, France, diocese of<br />Charleston, South Carolina, diocese of<br />Dodge City, Kansas, diocese of<br />Genoa, Italy, archdiocese of<br />Ndalatando, Angola, diocese of<br />Nicolet, Québec, diocese of<br />Paterson, New Jersey, diocese of<br />Portland, Maine, diocese of<br />Saint John’s, Newfoundland, diocese of<br />Savannah, Georgia, diocese of<br />Sora-Aquino-Pontecorvo, Italy, diocese of<br />in Belgium<br />Herve<br />Molenbeek-Saint-Jean<br />Welkenraedt<br />.<br />The birth of Saint John was foretold by Saint Gabriel, Archangel of the Lord, to his father, Zachary, who was offering incense in the Temple. The son of Zachary was to be the prophesied Messenger, Zachary was told, whose mission would prepare the way for Christ. Before he was born into the world John had already begun to live for the Incarnate God; even in the womb he recognized the presence of Jesus and of Mary, and leaped with joy at the glad coming of the Son of man. Before Christ's public life began, a divine impulse sent Saint John into the desert; there, with locusts for his food and wearing haircloth, in silence and in prayer, he chastened his soul. In his youth he remained hidden, because He for whom he waited was also hidden.<br />.<br />Then, as crowds broke in upon his solitude, he warned them to flee from the wrath to come, and gave them the baptism of penance, while they confessed their sins. At last there stood in the crowd One whom Saint John did not know, until a voice within told him that it was his Lord. He affirmed: I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water said to me, He upon whom thou wilt see the Spirit descending and abiding, He it is who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.' With the baptism of Saint John, Christ began His voluntary abasement for the sins of His people; and Saint John indeed saw the Holy Ghost descend, under the visible form of a dove, indicating in the humble Jesus of Nazareth the divine Perfection of the peaceable Eternal King and High Priest. Then the Saint's work was done. He had but to point his own disciples to the Lamb, he had only to decrease as Christ increased. He saw all men leave him and go after Christ. I told you, he said, that I am not the Christ. The friend of the Bridegroom rejoices hearing the Bridegroom's voice. This, my joy, is fulfilled.<br />.<br />Saint John was cast into the fortress of Herod on the east coast of the Dead Sea by the tyrant whose crimes he had rebuked; he would remain there until beheaded at the will of a girl and her cruel mother. During this time of imprisonment, some of his disciples visited him. Saint John did not speak to them of himself, but sent them to Christ, that they might witness His miracles and hear His doctrine, proofs of His mission. After Saint John's death, the Eternal Truth pronounced the panegyric of the Saint who had lived and breathed for Him alone: Verily I say unto you, among those born of women there has not risen a greater than John the Baptist.<br />.<br />Reflection. Saint John was great before God because in complete forgetfulness of himself he lived only for Jesus Christ, who is the source of all greatness. Sacrifice every day some of your natural inclinations to the Sacred Heart of Our Lord, and learn little by little to lose yourself in Him.<br />.<br />Eternal Father, I wish to honor St. John the Baptist, and I give Thee thanks for all the graces Thou hast bestowed upon him. I ask Thee to please increase grace in my soul through the merits of this saint, and I commit the end of my life to him by this special prayer, so that by virtue of Thy goodness and promise, St. John the Baptist might be my advocate and provide whatever is needed at that hour. Amen.", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/649697497941286924/followers" ], "tag": [], "url": "https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1784703958569197568", "published": "2025-06-25T20:16:21+00:00", "attachment": [ { "type": "Document", "url": "https://cdn.minds.com/fs/v1/thumbnail/1784703937762058240/xlarge/", "mediaType": "image/jpeg", "height": 540, "width": 720 } ], "source": { "content": "June 24 Nativity of Saint John the Baptist (Iohannes Baptista, Joannes Baptista, John the Baptizer, John the Forerunner, John, son of Zachary, Juan Bautista, Yochanan ben Zecharyah) Prophet\nd 30\nPatronage:\nagainst convulsions\nagainst epilepsy\nagainst hail\nagainst hailstorms\nagainst spasms\nbaptism\nbird dealers\nconverts\nconvulsive children\ncutters\nepileptics\nfarriers\nFrench Canadians\ninnkeepers\nlambs\nmonastic life\nmotorways\nprinters\ntailors\nJordan\nPuerto Rico\nAlmenara, Brazil, diocese of\nAquino-Pontecorvo, Italy, diocese of\nAuchi, Nigeria, diocese of\nBelley-Ars, France, diocese of\nCharleston, South Carolina, diocese of\nDodge City, Kansas, diocese of\nGenoa, Italy, archdiocese of\nNdalatando, Angola, diocese of\nNicolet, Québec, diocese of\nPaterson, New Jersey, diocese of\nPortland, Maine, diocese of\nSaint John’s, Newfoundland, diocese of\nSavannah, Georgia, diocese of\nSora-Aquino-Pontecorvo, Italy, diocese of\nin Belgium\nHerve\nMolenbeek-Saint-Jean\nWelkenraedt\n.\nThe birth of Saint John was foretold by Saint Gabriel, Archangel of the Lord, to his father, Zachary, who was offering incense in the Temple. The son of Zachary was to be the prophesied Messenger, Zachary was told, whose mission would prepare the way for Christ. Before he was born into the world John had already begun to live for the Incarnate God; even in the womb he recognized the presence of Jesus and of Mary, and leaped with joy at the glad coming of the Son of man. Before Christ's public life began, a divine impulse sent Saint John into the desert; there, with locusts for his food and wearing haircloth, in silence and in prayer, he chastened his soul. In his youth he remained hidden, because He for whom he waited was also hidden.\n.\nThen, as crowds broke in upon his solitude, he warned them to flee from the wrath to come, and gave them the baptism of penance, while they confessed their sins. At last there stood in the crowd One whom Saint John did not know, until a voice within told him that it was his Lord. He affirmed: I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water said to me, He upon whom thou wilt see the Spirit descending and abiding, He it is who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.' With the baptism of Saint John, Christ began His voluntary abasement for the sins of His people; and Saint John indeed saw the Holy Ghost descend, under the visible form of a dove, indicating in the humble Jesus of Nazareth the divine Perfection of the peaceable Eternal King and High Priest. Then the Saint's work was done. He had but to point his own disciples to the Lamb, he had only to decrease as Christ increased. He saw all men leave him and go after Christ. I told you, he said, that I am not the Christ. The friend of the Bridegroom rejoices hearing the Bridegroom's voice. This, my joy, is fulfilled.\n.\nSaint John was cast into the fortress of Herod on the east coast of the Dead Sea by the tyrant whose crimes he had rebuked; he would remain there until beheaded at the will of a girl and her cruel mother. During this time of imprisonment, some of his disciples visited him. Saint John did not speak to them of himself, but sent them to Christ, that they might witness His miracles and hear His doctrine, proofs of His mission. After Saint John's death, the Eternal Truth pronounced the panegyric of the Saint who had lived and breathed for Him alone: Verily I say unto you, among those born of women there has not risen a greater than John the Baptist.\n.\nReflection. Saint John was great before God because in complete forgetfulness of himself he lived only for Jesus Christ, who is the source of all greatness. Sacrifice every day some of your natural inclinations to the Sacred Heart of Our Lord, and learn little by little to lose yourself in Him.\n.\nEternal Father, I wish to honor St. John the Baptist, and I give Thee thanks for all the graces Thou hast bestowed upon him. I ask Thee to please increase grace in my soul through the merits of this saint, and I commit the end of my life to him by this special prayer, so that by virtue of Thy goodness and promise, St. John the Baptist might be my advocate and provide whatever is needed at that hour. Amen.", "mediaType": "text/plain" } }, "id": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/649697497941286924/entities/urn:activity:1784703958569197568/activity" }, { "type": "Create", "actor": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/649697497941286924", "object": { "type": "Note", "id": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/649697497941286924/entities/urn:activity:1784630031252480000", "attributedTo": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/649697497941286924", "content": "We Are All Under the Influence of a Cult<br /><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vipyissXC8A\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vipyissXC8A</a>", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/649697497941286924/followers" ], "tag": [], "url": "https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1784630031252480000", "published": "2025-06-25T15:22:36+00:00", "source": { "content": "We Are All Under the Influence of a Cult\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vipyissXC8A", "mediaType": "text/plain" } }, "id": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/649697497941286924/entities/urn:activity:1784630031252480000/activity" }, { "type": "Create", "actor": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/649697497941286924", "object": { "type": "Note", "id": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/649697497941286924/entities/urn:activity:1784627503499841536", "attributedTo": "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/649697497941286924", "content": "June 24 Solemnity of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist.<br />.<br />For the Church, this is a special day—one of the only feast days of a saint falling on the date of birth, rather than the date on which the saint died (Of course, we also celebrate the beheading of Saint John the Baptist in August). Ordinarily the Church observes the day of a saint's death as his feast, because that day marks his entrance into heaven. To this rule there are two notable exceptions, the birthdays of Blessed Mary (celebrated on September eighth) and of Saint John the Baptist. All other persons were stained with original sin at birth, preventing a liturgical celebration of the event. But through the grace of God—in preparation for her special role as Mother of God-- Mary, from the first moment of her existence, was free from original sin. Similarly, John was cleansed of original sin in the womb of his mother, jumping for joy at the greeting of Mary to Elizabeth during her visitation (the second Luminous Mystery of the Holy Rosary).<br />.<br />So, today, the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist, is a special day for the Church, due to his humility, his foresight, his contemplative nature, his tendencies toward penance, self-deprivation, and mortification, and his understanding of his place in the world (that his role was trivial in comparison to that of Christ). Saint Augustine explained the reason for today's observance—an event which heralds the coming of Jesus in anticipation of Christmas-- in the following words: <br />.<br />\"Apart from the most holy solemnity commemorating our Savior's birth, the Church keeps the birthday of no other person except that of John the Baptist. (The feasts of the Immaculate Conception and of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin had not yet been introduced when he wrote this.) In the case of other saints or of God's chosen ones, the Church, as you know, solemnizes the day on which they were reborn to everlasting beatitude after ending the trials of this life and gloriously triumphing over the world. <br />\"For all these the final day of their lives, the day on which they completed their earthly service is honored. But for John the day of his birth, the day on which he began this mortal life is likewise sacred. The reason for this is, of course, that the Lord willed to announce to men His own coming through the Baptist, lest if He appeared suddenly, they would fail to recognize Him. John represented the Old Covenant and the Law. Therefore he preceded the Redeemer, even as the Law preceded and heralded the new dispensation of grace.\" <br />.<br /> Saint John the Baptist is, therefore, the Precursor of Christ, the forerunner of the Son of Justice, the minister of baptism of Jesus. His birth prepared the way for the coming of Our Lord and Savior, for the coming of salvation for all.<br />.<br />57 When it was time for Elizabeth to have her baby, she gave birth to a son. 58 Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they shared her joy. <br />59 On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him after his father Zechariah, 60 but his mother spoke up and said, \"No! He is to be called John.\" <br />61 They said to her, \"There is no one among your relatives who has that name.\" <br />62 Then they made signs to his father, to find out what he would like to name the child. 63 He asked for a writing tablet, and to everyone's astonishment he wrote, \"His name is John.\" 64 Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue was loosed, and he began to speak, praising God. 65 The neighbors were all filled with awe, and throughout the hill country of Judea people were talking about all these things. 66 Everyone who heard this wondered about it, asking, \"What then is this child going to be?\" For the Lord's hand was with him.<br />80 And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the desert until he appeared publicly to Israel. (Luke 1: 57-66, 80)<br />.<br />John was born to Elizabeth, the cousin of Mary, and Zechariah, an elderly man and priest at the Temple of Jerusalem. Elizabeth, also in advanced age, was childless and sterile, although both she and Zechariah very much wished to conceive. According to the Gospel of Luke, John’s birth was foretold by the angel Gabriel to Zechariah while he was at work in the Temple. However, he did not belief, and was struck mute until he named his son John. John, the cousin of Jesus, the infant who leapt in the presence of the Lord prior even to his birth in purity, grew and began his public ministry—one which prepared the way for Christ. In this way, his birth and life anticipated that of Jesus. Both births were foretold by message of an angel—one to a virgin, one to a woman unable to conceive. Both men brought all to faith—one through baptism by water, one by the Spirit. <br />.<br />John left his father’s home—giving up considerable honor and privilege (and even some riches, perhaps!)-- and went into the desert when he was just an adolescent (scholars estimate between 12 and 15 years old). There, in the desert near the river Jordan, he entered into a contemplative life of hermitude, communing with the Lord in silence. He began a life of mortification and penance, wearing a camel-hair shirt, and sustaining his body with locusts and honey. Soon, he gained notoriety as a pious and holy man, and people flocked to him for baptism in the river. He preached reformation of life. <br />.<br />John served the Lord until the age of 29, at which time the angel of the Lord appeared to him, instructing him to proclaim the coming of Christ, preach penance, and to continue baptizing the many. The angel also informed John that Jesus was the Savior of the World, whom John should baptize, and upon whom the Holy Spirit would descend in the form of a dove.<br />.<br />Jesus called John the greatest of all those who had preceded him, saying: <br />.<br />“I tell you, among those born of women, no one is greater than John....” But John would have agreed completely with what Jesus added: “Yet the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.” (Luke 7:28). Saint John lived the words “He must increase; I must decrease,” (John 3:30) believing them to the core of his being. His purpose was to prepare the way for Jesus. The baptisms John performed were baptisms of repentance and reformation. But the baptisms that Jesus would bring to the world would be through the Holy Spirit and fire. John recognized his role, his insignificance in comparison to the greatness of Christ, and proclaimed himself unworthy to even carry the sandals of Jesus. He said:<br />.<br />31\"The one who comes from above is above all; the one who is from the earth belongs to the earth, and speaks as one from the earth. The one who comes from heaven is above all. 32 He testifies to what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony. 33 The man who has accepted it has certified that God is truthful. 34 For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit. 35 The Father loves the Son and has placed everything in his hands. 36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God's wrath remains on him.\" (John 3: 31-36)<br />.<br />Today is a special day for the Church, for all the faithful! In the words of Blessed Guerric of Igny (c.1080-1157), Cistercian abbot, from his sermon on the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist:<br />.<br />\"Rightly, then, did the birth of this child make many rejoice then and does make many rejoice today: born in the old age of his parents he was to preach the grace of rebirth to an aging world. Rightly does the Church solemnly venerate this birth, which is wonderfully brought about by grace and at which nature wonders. To me certainly the birth of the world's Lamp (John 5:35) brings fresh joy, for it enabled me to recognize the true Light shining in the darkness but not mastered by the darkness, (Jn1,5.9). <br />His birth brings me a joy utterly unspeakable, for so many outstanding benefits accrue to the world through it. He is the first to give the Church instruction, to initiate it by penance, to prepare it by baptism. When it is prepared he delivers it to Christ and unites it with him, (John 3:29). He both trains it to live temperately and, by his own death, gives it the strength to die with fortitude. In all these ways he prepares for the Lord a perfect people, (Luke 1:17).”<br />.<br />All powerful God, help Thy people to walk the path to salvation.<br />By following the teaching of St. John the Baptist, may we come to Thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, Who livest and reignest with Thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/649697497941286924/followers" ], "tag": [], "url": "https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1784627503499841536", "published": "2025-06-25T15:12:33+00:00", "attachment": [ { "type": "Document", "url": "https://cdn.minds.com/fs/v1/thumbnail/1784627485275594752/xlarge/", "mediaType": "image/jpeg", "height": 720, "width": 516 } ], "source": { "content": "June 24 Solemnity of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist.\n.\nFor the Church, this is a special day—one of the only feast days of a saint falling on the date of birth, rather than the date on which the saint died (Of course, we also celebrate the beheading of Saint John the Baptist in August). Ordinarily the Church observes the day of a saint's death as his feast, because that day marks his entrance into heaven. To this rule there are two notable exceptions, the birthdays of Blessed Mary (celebrated on September eighth) and of Saint John the Baptist. All other persons were stained with original sin at birth, preventing a liturgical celebration of the event. But through the grace of God—in preparation for her special role as Mother of God-- Mary, from the first moment of her existence, was free from original sin. Similarly, John was cleansed of original sin in the womb of his mother, jumping for joy at the greeting of Mary to Elizabeth during her visitation (the second Luminous Mystery of the Holy Rosary).\n.\nSo, today, the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist, is a special day for the Church, due to his humility, his foresight, his contemplative nature, his tendencies toward penance, self-deprivation, and mortification, and his understanding of his place in the world (that his role was trivial in comparison to that of Christ). Saint Augustine explained the reason for today's observance—an event which heralds the coming of Jesus in anticipation of Christmas-- in the following words: \n.\n\"Apart from the most holy solemnity commemorating our Savior's birth, the Church keeps the birthday of no other person except that of John the Baptist. (The feasts of the Immaculate Conception and of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin had not yet been introduced when he wrote this.) In the case of other saints or of God's chosen ones, the Church, as you know, solemnizes the day on which they were reborn to everlasting beatitude after ending the trials of this life and gloriously triumphing over the world. \n\"For all these the final day of their lives, the day on which they completed their earthly service is honored. But for John the day of his birth, the day on which he began this mortal life is likewise sacred. The reason for this is, of course, that the Lord willed to announce to men His own coming through the Baptist, lest if He appeared suddenly, they would fail to recognize Him. John represented the Old Covenant and the Law. Therefore he preceded the Redeemer, even as the Law preceded and heralded the new dispensation of grace.\" \n.\n Saint John the Baptist is, therefore, the Precursor of Christ, the forerunner of the Son of Justice, the minister of baptism of Jesus. His birth prepared the way for the coming of Our Lord and Savior, for the coming of salvation for all.\n.\n57 When it was time for Elizabeth to have her baby, she gave birth to a son. 58 Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they shared her joy. \n59 On the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to name him after his father Zechariah, 60 but his mother spoke up and said, \"No! He is to be called John.\" \n61 They said to her, \"There is no one among your relatives who has that name.\" \n62 Then they made signs to his father, to find out what he would like to name the child. 63 He asked for a writing tablet, and to everyone's astonishment he wrote, \"His name is John.\" 64 Immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue was loosed, and he began to speak, praising God. 65 The neighbors were all filled with awe, and throughout the hill country of Judea people were talking about all these things. 66 Everyone who heard this wondered about it, asking, \"What then is this child going to be?\" For the Lord's hand was with him.\n80 And the child grew and became strong in spirit; and he lived in the desert until he appeared publicly to Israel. (Luke 1: 57-66, 80)\n.\nJohn was born to Elizabeth, the cousin of Mary, and Zechariah, an elderly man and priest at the Temple of Jerusalem. Elizabeth, also in advanced age, was childless and sterile, although both she and Zechariah very much wished to conceive. According to the Gospel of Luke, John’s birth was foretold by the angel Gabriel to Zechariah while he was at work in the Temple. However, he did not belief, and was struck mute until he named his son John. John, the cousin of Jesus, the infant who leapt in the presence of the Lord prior even to his birth in purity, grew and began his public ministry—one which prepared the way for Christ. In this way, his birth and life anticipated that of Jesus. Both births were foretold by message of an angel—one to a virgin, one to a woman unable to conceive. Both men brought all to faith—one through baptism by water, one by the Spirit. \n.\nJohn left his father’s home—giving up considerable honor and privilege (and even some riches, perhaps!)-- and went into the desert when he was just an adolescent (scholars estimate between 12 and 15 years old). There, in the desert near the river Jordan, he entered into a contemplative life of hermitude, communing with the Lord in silence. He began a life of mortification and penance, wearing a camel-hair shirt, and sustaining his body with locusts and honey. Soon, he gained notoriety as a pious and holy man, and people flocked to him for baptism in the river. He preached reformation of life. \n.\nJohn served the Lord until the age of 29, at which time the angel of the Lord appeared to him, instructing him to proclaim the coming of Christ, preach penance, and to continue baptizing the many. The angel also informed John that Jesus was the Savior of the World, whom John should baptize, and upon whom the Holy Spirit would descend in the form of a dove.\n.\nJesus called John the greatest of all those who had preceded him, saying: \n.\n“I tell you, among those born of women, no one is greater than John....” But John would have agreed completely with what Jesus added: “Yet the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.” (Luke 7:28). Saint John lived the words “He must increase; I must decrease,” (John 3:30) believing them to the core of his being. His purpose was to prepare the way for Jesus. The baptisms John performed were baptisms of repentance and reformation. But the baptisms that Jesus would bring to the world would be through the Holy Spirit and fire. John recognized his role, his insignificance in comparison to the greatness of Christ, and proclaimed himself unworthy to even carry the sandals of Jesus. He said:\n.\n31\"The one who comes from above is above all; the one who is from the earth belongs to the earth, and speaks as one from the earth. The one who comes from heaven is above all. 32 He testifies to what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony. 33 The man who has accepted it has certified that God is truthful. 34 For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit. 35 The Father loves the Son and has placed everything in his hands. 36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God's wrath remains on him.\" (John 3: 31-36)\n.\nToday is a special day for the Church, for all the faithful! In the words of Blessed Guerric of Igny (c.1080-1157), Cistercian abbot, from his sermon on the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist:\n.\n\"Rightly, then, did the birth of this child make many rejoice then and does make many rejoice today: born in the old age of his parents he was to preach the grace of rebirth to an aging world. Rightly does the Church solemnly venerate this birth, which is wonderfully brought about by grace and at which nature wonders. To me certainly the birth of the world's Lamp (John 5:35) brings fresh joy, for it enabled me to recognize the true Light shining in the darkness but not mastered by the darkness, (Jn1,5.9). \nHis birth brings me a joy utterly unspeakable, for so many outstanding benefits accrue to the world through it. He is the first to give the Church instruction, to initiate it by penance, to prepare it by baptism. When it is prepared he delivers it to Christ and unites it with him, (John 3:29). He both trains it to live temperately and, by his own death, gives it the strength to die with fortitude. In all these ways he prepares for the Lord a perfect people, (Luke 1:17).”\n.\nAll powerful God, help Thy people to walk the path to salvation.\nBy following the teaching of St. John the Baptist, may we come to Thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, Who livest and reignest with Thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, for ever and ever. 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And her neighbors and kinsfolk heard that the Lord had magnified His mercy toward her, and they rejoiced with her. And it came to pass on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to call him by his father’s name, Zachary. And his mother answered and said, Not so, but he shall be called John. And they said to her, There is none of your kindred that is called by this name. And they kept inquiring by signs of his father what he would have him called. And asking for a writing-tablet he wrote the words, John is his name. And they all marveled. And immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he began to speak, blessing God. And fear came on all their neighbors; and all these things were spoken abroad in all the hill country of Judea. And all who heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, What then will this child be? For the hand of the Lord was with him. And Zachary his father was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and wrought redemption for His people.<br />_______________________________________<br />Elisabeth brought forth a son, and her neighbours rejoiced. The birth of a Saint is a joy unto many, for it is a benefit unto all. Righteousness is known unto everyone as an excellent thing, and therefore when this righteous man was born, a heralding of his future life was shewn forth in the joy of the neighbours, which was as it were prophetic. It is fitting therefore that we should be told of the Prophet, when he was yet in the womb; and the more so because, otherwise, the presence of Mary might not have been remembered. But nothing is told of his childhood, because we are expected to believe that it was safe and strong through the nearness of the Lord, himself then in that womb which was free from the sorrows of pregnancy. And therefore there is written in the Gospel nothing concerning John save his coming, the annunciation thereof to his father, the leap which he gave in the womb, and his crying in the wilderness.<br />It is not for us to impute childishness to him, who beyond all use of nature or of his age, when as yet he lay in his mother's womb, leapt at once unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ. But it is strange how (as the holy Evangelist hath judged meet to tell us) many though to call the child Zacharias, after the name of his father; and how (as we notice) the mother would have none of the names whereby their kindred were called, but only that name which the Holy Ghost had dictated, and which the Angel had told before unto Zacharias. The dumb man is not likely to have been able to tell his wife by what name to call the child, in which case Elisabeth must needs have learnt by revelation what she could not have heard from her husband.<br />John, he saith, is his name. That is as much as to say: It is not for us to choose a name for him, because God hath already given him a name; yea, he hath a name, which we know, but it is not one of our choosing. To receive a name from God is one of the honours of the Saints. Thus was it that Jacob's name was no more called Jacob but Israel, because he saw God face to face. Thus was it that our Lord Jesus was named before he was born, with a Name not given by an Angel, but by the Father. We know that Angels tell only what they have been bidden to tell, not matters of their own choosing. Nor oughtest thou to wonder that Elisabeth named a name which she had not heard, since it had been revealed to her by the same Holy Ghost who had commanded the Angel to tell it. ", "to": [ "https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams#Public" ], "cc": [ "https://www.minds.com/api/activitypub/users/649697497941286924/followers" ], "tag": [], "url": "https://www.minds.com/newsfeed/1784621343141814272", "published": "2025-06-25T14:48:04+00:00", "attachment": [ { "type": "Document", "url": "https://cdn.minds.com/fs/v1/thumbnail/1784621326146494464/xlarge/", "mediaType": "image/jpeg", "height": 1317, "width": 1756 } ], "source": { "content": "Lessons 7-9 from the Divine Office of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist, Precursor of Our Lord: Luke 1:57-68; Book 2, chapter 1 on the Gospel of Luke by St. Ambrose the Bishop.\n\nElizabeth’s time was fulfilled that she should be delivered, and she brought forth a son. And her neighbors and kinsfolk heard that the Lord had magnified His mercy toward her, and they rejoiced with her. And it came to pass on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child, and they were going to call him by his father’s name, Zachary. And his mother answered and said, Not so, but he shall be called John. And they said to her, There is none of your kindred that is called by this name. And they kept inquiring by signs of his father what he would have him called. And asking for a writing-tablet he wrote the words, John is his name. And they all marveled. And immediately his mouth was opened and his tongue loosed, and he began to speak, blessing God. And fear came on all their neighbors; and all these things were spoken abroad in all the hill country of Judea. And all who heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, What then will this child be? For the hand of the Lord was with him. And Zachary his father was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and wrought redemption for His people.\n_______________________________________\nElisabeth brought forth a son, and her neighbours rejoiced. The birth of a Saint is a joy unto many, for it is a benefit unto all. Righteousness is known unto everyone as an excellent thing, and therefore when this righteous man was born, a heralding of his future life was shewn forth in the joy of the neighbours, which was as it were prophetic. It is fitting therefore that we should be told of the Prophet, when he was yet in the womb; and the more so because, otherwise, the presence of Mary might not have been remembered. But nothing is told of his childhood, because we are expected to believe that it was safe and strong through the nearness of the Lord, himself then in that womb which was free from the sorrows of pregnancy. And therefore there is written in the Gospel nothing concerning John save his coming, the annunciation thereof to his father, the leap which he gave in the womb, and his crying in the wilderness.\nIt is not for us to impute childishness to him, who beyond all use of nature or of his age, when as yet he lay in his mother's womb, leapt at once unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ. But it is strange how (as the holy Evangelist hath judged meet to tell us) many though to call the child Zacharias, after the name of his father; and how (as we notice) the mother would have none of the names whereby their kindred were called, but only that name which the Holy Ghost had dictated, and which the Angel had told before unto Zacharias. The dumb man is not likely to have been able to tell his wife by what name to call the child, in which case Elisabeth must needs have learnt by revelation what she could not have heard from her husband.\nJohn, he saith, is his name. That is as much as to say: It is not for us to choose a name for him, because God hath already given him a name; yea, he hath a name, which we know, but it is not one of our choosing. To receive a name from God is one of the honours of the Saints. Thus was it that Jacob's name was no more called Jacob but Israel, because he saw God face to face. Thus was it that our Lord Jesus was named before he was born, with a Name not given by an Angel, but by the Father. We know that Angels tell only what they have been bidden to tell, not matters of their own choosing. Nor oughtest thou to wonder that Elisabeth named a name which she had not heard, since it had been revealed to her by the same Holy Ghost who had commanded the Angel to tell it. 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