Author Topic: Happy Feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist (Read 2194 times)

Neil Obstat · « **on:** June 24, 2015, 09:34:10 AM »

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St. John the Baptist has the SINGULAR honor of being the only saint (other than Our Lord and our Lady, of course) whose birthday is celebrated in the traditional Catholic Church Calendar.

This makes a kind of "trinity" of birthdays, for all time.

Can anyone explain the reason there are only these three, and not more? We have a lot of saints to choose from, you know.

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Ladislaus · « **Reply #1 on:** June 24, 2015, 09:38:48 AM »

It's most likely because the nativity of St. John was intimately tied to the Nativity of Our Lord (cf. the Visitation). With most saints, the nativity itself wasn't one of the defining moments of their lives (other than by virtue of the fact that it's when their road to sainthood started).

magdalena · « **Reply #2 on:** June 25, 2015, 12:35:28 PM »

http://www.oceansbridge.com/paintings/museums/new-hermitage/Giordano_Luca-ZZZ-Birth_of_St_John_the_Baptist.jpg

Lover of Truth · « **Reply #3 on:** June 25, 2015, 12:53:16 PM »

Quote from: Neil Obstat

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St. John the Baptist has the SINGULAR honor of being the only saint (other than Our Lord and our Lady, of course) whose birthday is celebrated in the traditional Catholic Church Calendar.

This makes a kind of "trinity" of birthdays, for all time.

Can anyone explain the reason there are only these three, and not more? We have a lot of saints to choose from, you know.

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If I understand the question correctly it is because the three are the only absolute certain three that came out of the womb without Original Sin.

magdalena · « **Reply #4 on:** June 25, 2015, 01:11:38 PM »