The Nativity of St. John the Baptist is a vital feast day in the Orthodox Church. His birth heralds the forthcoming birth of our Savior Jesus. His nativity is third in importance after Christ and ...

St. John the Baptist, the forerunner of Christ, is one of only three people in history — after Jesus and Mary — whose birthday is celebrated in the Church’s liturgy. In fact, the Nativity of ...

The Pope was marking the solemn feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist. He noted that, apart from Our Lady, St. John is the only saint to have a birthday celebrated as a liturgical feast, ...

Landscape with St. John the Baptist preaching by Pieter Brueghel the Younger at Rheinisches Landesmuseum, ... Nativity of St. John the Baptist. June 24, 2018. Isaiah 49:1-6. Psalms 139.

On June 23, the eve of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, connect to an ancient tradition, "The Night of John's Fire," and rediscover fire not only as a survival tool or scorching threat, but ...

Celebrating the feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, the Pope explained to those present at the Vatican’s St. Martha guesthouse that the cousin of Jesus had a threefold vocation: ...

June 24th is the solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist. Here are five quotes to help you get to know the man of whom Jesus said, “Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there ...

The Nativity of John the Baptist is celebrated every year on the same date. The holiday is based on the story of a child who was born to an elderly couple, despite their infertility. He later became a ...

Nativity Scene Discovered Beneath 16th-Century Painting of John the Baptist’s Beheading Experts hope further examination will yield insights on the canvas’ age, background and history ...

In the Tucson area, the feast day of Saint John the Baptist is the beginning of the summer monsoon. The National Weather Service would tell you differently, and so sometimes would the sky ...