Solemnity of the Birthday of John the Baptist
24 June
This Sunday is the Solemnity of the Birthday of John the Baptist. Being a solemnity, it replaces the liturgy of the 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Usually, feast days of saints mark their death anniversary, rarely do we celebrate their birthdays. John the Baptist is the only saint besides the Blessed Virgin whose birthday is celebrated in addition to his martyrdom. And John the Baptist also gets mentioned much during the season of Advent. The liturgy of today gives me many thoughts, I would highlight two of them.
His name will be John
The major focus of the gospel text of today revolves around the naming ceremony of the John the Baptist. What’s in a name? Why the fuss around his name? […]