{"podcast":{"title":"Traditional Catholic Daily Devotional","slug":"traditional-catholic-daily-devotional-6959408","podcast_index_feed_id":6959408,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/daily-devotional/","website_url":"https://sspxpodcast.com/daily","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/2c6830e2-1870-40ed-a5cd-f50d4d0d5727/qTk-FG7x6dwkQHFTNXm6M89D.jpg","author":"SSPX US District, Angelus Press","episode_count":300,"summary":"All in 8-10 minutes: Start each day with the Collect of the Mass, asking for God's graces. Then we'll give a short consideration of today's saint or feast, and a reflection of the day from Scripture. Then we'll keep you up to date on Church news, or give a preview of one of our podcasts or sermons. Finally, we close with a thought from Archbishop Lefebvre.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-20T16:20:29.616655+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/traditional-catholic-daily-devotional-6959408"},"episode":{"title":"Jun 24 – Nativity of S. John Baptist","slug":"jun-24-nativity-of-s-john-baptist","published_at":"2026-06-24T16:21:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/traditional-catholic-daily-devotional-6959408/jun-24-nativity-of-s-john-baptist","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/traditional-catholic-daily-devotional-6959408","url":"https://sspxpodcast.com/podcast-episode/jun-24-nativity-of-s-john-baptist","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/db0e0fe6-7751-4d76-a54a-367655eb3582.mp3","summary":"It's the Feast of Nativity of St. John the Baptist , 1st Class , with the color of White . In this episode: the meditation: \"The Call Of the Twelve\", today's news from the Church: \"Giving One's Life | TRADITIO – Part III: A Work of Charity\", and today's thought from the Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. Have feedback or questions about the DD or our other shows? podcast@sspx.org Sources Used Today: \"The Call Of the Twelve\" — From Trinity Sunday to the Assumption https://angeluspress.org/products/from-trinity-sunday-to-the-assumption \"Giving One's Life | TRADITIO – Part III: A Work of Charity\" (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 Nativity of Saint John the Baptist is one of the most unusual feasts in the Church's calendar. Most saints are commemorated on the day of their death, their birth into eternal life. But Saint John is one of only three people whose earthly birth is celebrated by the universal Church, alongside Our Lord Jesus Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary. The liturgy highlights John's unique role as the precursor of Christ, the one chosen by God to prepare the way for the Messiah. The Gospel recounts his miraculous birth to the elderly Zechariah and Elizabeth, and the Church rejoices that the voice destined to cry out in the wilderness has finally arrived. The feast also falls near the summer solstice, and Christians have long seen symbolism in its timing. After June 24, the days gradually begin to shorten. After Christmas, they begin to lengthen. The Father…","meta_description":"It's the Feast of Nativity of St. John the Baptist , 1st Class , with the color of White . In this episode: the meditation: \"The Call Of the Twelve\", toda…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":613,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/traditional-catholic-daily-devotional-6959408/episodes/jun-24-nativity-of-s-john-baptist/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/traditional-catholic-daily-devotional-6959408/jun-24-nativity-of-s-john-baptist.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}