St. John the Baptist 1425-29 Jan Van Eyck |
The greatest man born of woman
June 24 is the Feast of the one whom the Lord called the greatest man ever born of woman.Here is the entry in the 2005 Martyrologium Romanum:
Sollemnitas Nativitatis sancti Ioannis Baptistae, Praecursoris Domini, qui iam in utero matris, Spiritu Sancto repletae, exsultavit gaudio ad humanae salutis adventum cuiusque ipsa nativitas Dominum Christum prophetavit; et tanta gratia refulsit in eo, ut ipse Dominus de illo diceret neminem maiorem inter natos mulierum Ioanne Baptista.I’ll let you readers provide your own perfect versions.
The Solemnity of the Nativity of St John the Baptist, the Predecessor of the Lord, who already in the womb of his mother, filled with the Holy Spirit, rejoiced at the coming of the salvation of the human race; his birth itself foretold the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. And the grace of God shone forth in him so brightly that the Lord himself said about him that among those born from a woman no man was greater than John the Baptist.
In Christo
Peter
I once saw a set of Shakespeare’s plays translated into Spanish; at the time I couldn’t figure out why “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” was rendered as, “Suen~o de una noche de San Juan” (“Dream of a St. John’s Night”).
In Charles Town West Virginia, there is now a little monastery situated in an old Catholic church that offers daily the Tridentine Mass. The group, founded by then-bishop Burke, is the Cannons Regular of the New Jerusalem. Amidst the swirling incense, tall candles, and thickly embroidered vestments, the Mass was solemnly chanted in that peaceful way that only monks can achieve.
Anybody who can visit them, please do! They officially moved in on Palm Sunday this year. They are located at 219 South George Street, Charles Town, WV.
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