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The feast of John the Baptist is June 24.
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When is St. Catherine of Alexandria's day?
Her feast was formerly on November 25 but was removed from the calendar and the cultus suppressed in 1969. Her cultus was restored to the calendar in 2002 by Pope John Paul II. The feast date is the same as before.
What month was Saint John Baptist born?
We do not know the actual date but we celebrate his nativity on June 24.
Why is Saint John the Baptist Day celebrated?
Actually, we do not know the date of the birth of John the Baptist nor of the birth date of Jesus. However, the Church chose to celebrate the birth of Jesus on December 25. John, according to scripture, was about 6 months older than Jesus so he was given the date of June 24.
When is John the Baptist's feast day?
We do not know the actual date but it is celebrated on June 24 since scripture tells us he was born about 6 months before Our Lord. However, since December 25th was actually the birthday of the Roman sun god Mithras, the early church decided to make that Jesus' official day of birth to make the transition to Christianity easier for the Pagans. Jesus was most likely born around 1 October, making John's birthday probably around early April.
Why is John the Baptist's feast day on June 24th?
There is no special significance to the date June 24. When the Church decided to celebrate the Nativity of Our Lord on December 25th, they set the Nativity of John on June 24th since John, according to scripture, was six months older than Jesus.
When was Saint John the Baptist venerated?
Saint John the Baptist has been venerated since ancient times, with the earliest recorded veneration dating back to the 4th century. His feast day, celebrated on June 24th, is an important date in many Christian traditions.
What date is John Bosco the Saint honored on?
The feast of St. John Bosco is January 31.
When is Saint Benedict's feast day?
His feast is on July 11.St. Benedict's feastday in the old Roman calendar (up until 1962) was the 21st of March, the date of his death. On the new calendar his feastday is on the 11th of July which is another feastday associated with his relics. Currently, the Benedictine calendar celebrates both feasts as Solemnities
What is the significance of June 24?
June 24 is significant for various reasons depending on the context. In the Christian calendar, it is celebrated as the Feast of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist, honoring his birth. Additionally, in many countries, it marks the observance of Midsummer festivals, which celebrate the summer solstice and the longest day of the year. Historically, significant events, such as the establishment of the city of Saint Petersburg in Russia in 1703, also occurred on this date.
How does a saint get his feast day?
Sometimes the feast day is the memorial of the date when the person died, or was reborn into Heaven. Sometimes it is another important date in the life of the person, such as the feast day of John Neumann which is the anniversary of the date he converted to Catholicism. Other times it is a date picked, more or less, in random.
What date was Jesus baptized?
Jesus got baptized from John the Baptist at age 12
What was the pagan feast that occurred at the same time as the resurrection of Christ?
Are you thinking of Passover? That was hardly Pagan, being Jewish. The Roman calendar being solar and the Jewish calendar being lunar/solar, you need the exact year of the crucifixion in order to figure out what Roman festival would have aligned with. There is no scholarly consensus about this date, and the Roman calendar is cluttered with minor feast days.
