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Jun 23 – Vigil of Nativity of S. John Baptist
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It's the Feast of Vigil of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist , 2nd Class , with the color of Violet . In this episode: the meditation: "Conditions for a Good Catch", today's news from the Church: "Marcel Lefebvre Audiobook: Episode 2", and today's thought from the Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. Have feedback or questions about the DD or our other shows? [email protected] Sources Used Today: "Conditions for a Good Catch" — From Trinity Sunday to the Assumption https://angeluspress.org/products/from-trinity-sunday-to-the-assumption "Marcel Lefebvre Audiobook: Episode 2" (FSSPX.news) https://www.youtube.com/@SSPX/videos The Spiritual Life — Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre (Angelus Press) https://angeluspress.org/products/spiritual-life-archbishop Please support our new project, the Archbishop Lefebvre Biography Audiobook! Learn more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-Wp4MQdK2o Donate: https://sspx.gifts/audiobook The Vigil of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist is one of the oldest and most distinctive vigils in the Church's calendar. While most saints are honored on the day of their death, the Church celebrates the birth of only three individuals each year: Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and Saint John the Baptist. That fact alone tells us something extraordinary about John's place in salvation history. The story begins before John's birth. His parents, Zechariah and Elizabeth, were elderly and had long been unable to have children. Then, while Zechariah was serving in the Temple, the Archangel Gabriel appeared and announced that a son would be born to them. This child would prepare the way for the Messiah and would be filled with the Holy Ghost even before his birth. The Church has always seen John as standing at the meeting point of the Old and New Testam…