We make a big deal about how Saint John the Baptist prepared the way for the Lord—saw him coming, witnessed the big epiphany moment when he baptized Jesus, told the crowd

John was first to announce the coming of a new to kingdom and preach repentance for the forgiveness of sin; he was halfway to Christianity before it was properly invented.

John saw Jesus coming toward him and yelled out, “Here he is, God’s Passover Lamb! He forgives the sins of the world!

John the Baptist was a kind of crier—in the wilderness—and watchman, warning people to take action before it was too late.

Brothers and sisters, let us acknowledge our sins, and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.

Scholars have argued that the beginning of the Gospel of John presents a series of testimonies to who Jesus is.

The Gospel of John tells us that the Spirit came down and remained on Jesus. The wording is no accident.

Service which is rendered without joy helps neither the servant nor the served. But all other pleasures and possessions pale into nothingness before service which is rendered in a spirit of joy. –Mahatma Gandhi