The Holy Church celebrates the birth of St. John the Baptist on the 24th of June. On the 29th of August, she commemorates his beheading. And on the 7th of January, the Church praises the great saint ...

This messenger is John the Baptist, who appeared in the desert of Judaea. John’s role was to prepare the people for the coming of the Messiah. He did this through telling people to repent as the ...

John the Baptist preached in the wilderness, telling people to repent their sins to be baptised as a sign of their repentance. They needed to prepare for a greater person coming after him.