Category: Saint John the Baptist

The Primacy of God in Our Lives.

In 2012, on the feast of the Martyrdom of Saint John the Baptist, Pope Benedict XVI delivered the following instruction at his weekly general audience....

John: A Burning and Shining Lamp

Ah, I Cannot Speak At Matins today, the stammering words of the prophet Jeremias are placed in the mouth of the Saint John the Baptist:...

Prayer is not time lost

On August 29, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI delivered the following instruction at his weekly general audience. Titles in boldface and comments in italics are my...

I set thee apart for myself

“I claimed thee for my own before ever I fashioned thee in thy mother’s womb; before ever thou camest to birth, I set thee apart...