The Nativity of St. John the Baptist
The Virgin the Baby Jesus and Saint John the Baptist by William Bouguereau
St. John was a relative of Jesus and he prepared the people for our Lord’s coming with his prophetic ministry and mass baptisms. You can read the story of St. john’s birth in Luke 1:57-80
Almighty God, by whose providence your servant John the Baptist was wonderfully born, and sent to prepare the way of your Son our Savior by preaching repentance: Make us so to follow his teaching and holy life, that we may truly repent according to his preaching; and, following his example, constantly speak the truth, boldly rebuke vice, and patiently suffer for the truth’s sake; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
