| Nativity of St. John the Baptist |
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| | Type | Christian | | Significance | Celebrates the birth John, of Jesus’ predecessor and relative. | | Date | June 24 | | Celebrations | Religious services | | Related to | Christmas
Epiphany
the Visitation
June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ...
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual Christian and secular[1] holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus, along with themes such as family, goodwill, giving and compassion. ...
Eastern Orthodox icon depicting the Epiphany Epiphany (Greek: επιφάνεια, the appearance; miraculous phenomenon) is a Christian feast intended to celebrate the shining forth or revelation of God to mankind in human form, in the person of Jesus. ...
The Visitation is a Catholic feast day (2 July) commemorating the visit of the Virgin Mary to Elizabeth as recorded in the Gospel of Luke. ...
| The Nativity of St. John the Baptist is a Christian festival which is celebrates the birth of Jesus’ cousin John. This article is becoming very long. ...
Significance
 Birth of St. John the Baptist, depicting Zechariah writing his name Christians have long interpreted the life of John the Baptist as being a preparation for the coming of Jesus Christ, and the circumstances of his birth, as recorded in the New Testament, are just as miraculous. According to the Gospel of Luke, John’s parents, Zechariah and Elizabeth, were without children and both were beyond child-bearing years. While Zechariah was offering incense in the Temple, the angel Gabriel appeared to him and announced that he and his wife would give birth to a child they should name John. However, because Zechariah did not believe the message of Gabriel, he was rendered speechless until the time of the child's birth; at that time, his relatives wanted to named the child after his father, and Zechariah wrote, "His name is John" and could speak. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2024x2024, 258 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Nativity of St. ...
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John 21:1 Jesus Appears to His Disciples--Alessandro Mantovani: the Vatican, Rome. ...
The Gospel of Luke is the third and longest of the four canonical Gospels of the New Testament, which tell the story of Jesus life, death, and resurrection. ...
12th-century icon of Archangel Gabriel from Novgorod In Abrahamic religions, Gabriel (גַּבְרִי×ֵל, Standard Hebrew Gavriʼel, Latin Gabrielus, Greek , Tiberian Hebrew Gaḇrîʼēl, Arabic جبريل JibrÄ«l or Jibrail, literally Master, of God, i. ...
When Gabriel latter appeared to Mary to inform her that she would be come pregnant with Jesus, the young girl fled to the home of Elizabeth, her cousin, who was already six months pregnant. Luke’s Gospel recounts that the baby “leapt” in Elizabeth’s womb at the greeting of Mary.
See Further: John the Baptist in the New Testament John the Baptist (also called John the Baptizer or John the Dipper) is regarded as a prophet by at least three religions: Christianity, Islam, and Mandaeanism. ...
Liturgical Celebrations The Nativity of John the Baptist is part of the Christmas cycle since it’s date falls exactly six months before (or after) Christmas, thus being celebrated on June 24 as a fixed festival (unlike the moveable festivals related to Easter). Luke’s Gospel records that Gabriel announced the impending birth of John six months before he announced Jesus’ birth to Mary. This places the annunciation of his birth on September 23, though the annunciation of his birth is not celebrated in the same way that the announcement of Jesus’ birth is. The Catholic Encyclopedia admits that the traditional date for John’s birth is probably incorrect as there is little historical evidence for it having taken place on this date. However, the purpose of the festival is not to commemorate the exact date of his birth per se, but rather to commemorate his birth at all and to do so in a way related to the birth of Jesus, which is commemorated in December. June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ...
Easter, also known as Pascha (Greek Πάσχα: Passover), the Feast of the Resurrection, the Sunday of the Resurrection, or Resurrection Day, is the most important religious feast of the Christian liturgical year, observed between late March and late April (early April to early May in Eastern Christianity). ...
The Catholic Encyclopedia, also referred to today as the Old Catholic Encyclopedia, is an English-language encyclopedia published in 1913 by The Encyclopedia Press. ...
The Nativity of John the Baptist is not a widespread holiday. It is kept in Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran, and Roman Catholic churches, and with varying degrees of observance. However, unlike the Reformed and free churches, this particular celebration is at least nominally a part of the calendar, even if it is not observed in practice.
In all Christian churches, commemorations of individual saints are kept on the date of their deaths, or “heavenly birthdays.” The Nativity of John the Baptist is one of two exceptions to the rule in that the primary commemoration is the birth of the saint rather than the day of his death. The other exception is the Virgin Mary. It should also be noted, however, that the date of Mary’s death (August 15) is also kept by all of the above mentioned churches, though the date of St. John’s death is not similarly widespread. In the case of Lutherans, Mary’s birth is not widely commemorated so that John the Baptist is the only individual who is remembered liturgically on the date of his birth. August 15 is the 227th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (228th in leap years), with 138 days remaining. ...
In addition to the birth of John the Baptist (who is also called the forerunner because his the purpose of his ministry was to prepare the way for the coming of Jesus Christ), the Orthodox Church also has the following commemorations of the life of John the Baptist:
- January 7 - The Commemoration of St. John the Forerunner (main feast day, immediately after Epiphany on January 6)
- February 24 - First and Second Finding of the Head of St. John the Forerunner
- May 25 - Third Finding of the Head of St. John the Forerunner
- June 24 - Birth of St. John the Forerunner
- August 29 - The Beheading of St. John the Forerunner
- September 23 Conception of St. John the Forerunner and the Commemoration of Sts. Zechariah and Elizabeth
Of those listed above, Anglicans and Roman Catholics only celebrate the Beheading (Decollation) of John. Some Lutherans only commemorate Zechariah and Elizabeth, although their commemoration is September 5 rather than September 23. January 7 is also used in Roman Catholic and Greek Catholic churches to celebrate John’s baptism of Jesus, while Lutherans and Anglicans generally commemorate the baptism in a separate festival on the Sunday following Epiphany. January 7 is the seventh day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
This article is about the Christian feast. ...
January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ...
June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ...
August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. ...
September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ...
September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years). ...
The nativity of John the Baptist is one of the oldest festivals of the Christian church, being listed by the Council of Agde in 506 as one of the principal festivals for that region. The day was reqruied to be observed with rest and, like Christmas, was celebrated in the West with three masses: a vigil, at dawn, and at midday. Agde is a commune of the Hérault département, in southern France. ...
Timing The question would naturally arise as to why the celebration falls on June 24 rather than June 25 is the date is to be precisely six months before Christmas. It has often been claimed that the Church authorities wanted to "Christianize" the pagan solstice celebrations and for this reason advanced Saint John's feast as a substitute for the former pagan festival. This explanation is obviously erroneous because in those centuries the solstice took place around the middle of June due to the inaccuracy of the Julian calendar. It was only in 1582, through the Gregorian calendar reform, that the solstice fell on June 23. June 25 is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 189 days remaining. ...
Therefore, a more likely reason why the festival falls on June 24 lies in the Roman way of counting, which proceeded backward from the Kalends (first day) of the succeeding month. Christmas was "the eighth day before the Kalends of January" (Octavo Kalendas Januarii). Consequently, Saint John's Nativity was put on the "eighth day before the Kalends of July." However, since June has only thirty days, in our present (Germanic) way of counting, the feast falls on June 24.
Customs Beyond the religious commemoration, many regional customs associated with the Nativity of John the Baptist are in fact more related to the concurrent celebration of midsummer which are themselves remnants of pre-Christian pagan midsummer festivals. St. Eligius warned against midsummer activities and encouraged new converts to avoid them in favor of the celebration of St. John the Baptist’s birth. Midsummer celebration, Ã…mmeberg, Sweden Midsummer, or Litha as it was known by the ancient Germanic peoples, refers the period of time centered upon the summer solstice and the religious celebrations that accompany it. ...
See also The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organising a liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more saints, and referring to the day as that saints day. ...
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Midsummer celebration, Ã…mmeberg, Sweden Midsummer, or Litha as it was known by the ancient Germanic peoples, refers the period of time centered upon the summer solstice and the religious celebrations that accompany it. ...
External links - First and Second Finding of the Head of John the Baptist (Greek Orthodox)
- Third Finding of the Head of John the Baptist (Greek Orthodox)
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