Jun
24
St. John the Baptist
June 24, 2008 |
Today is the Solemnity of the Birth of St. John the Baptist. The fact that we celebrate this feast as a a solemnity (which is ranked higher than all other feast days) and the fact that we celebrate the birth of St. John the Baptist (usually a feast day occurs on the anniversary of the death of a saint) sends us a pretty clear signal that this day is an important one for us and we best pay attention to what his life has to tell us.
Catholic Culture has a great rundown on the importance of this feast day and how interconnected it is with the Incarnation and Nativity.
But my questions today are rather simple - St. John the Baptist was the “voice crying in the wilderness.”
Do we have those voices today?
Who are they?
And are we listening?
