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Nativity of St John the Baptist
The Nativity of St. John the Baptist (or Birth of John the Baptist, or Nativity of the Forerunner) is a Christian feast day celebrating the birth of John the Baptist, a prophet who foretold the coming of the Messiah in the person of Jesus, whom he later baptised.
==Significance==
Christians have long interpreted the life of John the Baptist as a preparation for the coming of Jesus Christ, and the circumstances of his birth, as recorded in the New Testament, are miraculous. John's pivotal place in the gospel is seen in the emphasis Luke gives to the announcement of his birth and the event itself—both made prominently parallel to the same occurrences in the life of Jesus.〔(Foley OFM, Leonard, "Solemnity of the Birth of John the Baptist", ''Saint of the Day: Lives, Lessons and Feas'', revised by Pat McCloskey OFM, Franciscan Media )〕
The sole biblical account of the birth of John the Baptist comes from the Gospel of Luke. John’s parents, Zechariah or ''Zachary'' — a Jewish priest — and Elizabeth, were without children and both were beyond the age of child-bearing. During Zechariah's rotation to serve in the Temple in Jerusalem, he was chosen by lot to offer incense at the Golden Altar in the Holy Place. The Archangel Gabriel appeared to him and announced that he and his wife would give birth to a child, and that they should name him John. However, because Zechariah did not believe the message of Gabriel, he was rendered speechless until the time of John's birth.〔(Nativity of the Holy Glorious Prophet )〕 At that time, his relatives wanted to name the child after his father, and Zechariah wrote, ''"His name is John"'', whereupon he recovered his ability to speak (; ). Following Zechariah's obedience to the command of God, he was given the gift of prophecy, and foretold the future ministry of John (), this prophecy forming the text of the Benedictus canticle.
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