San Silvestro in Capite, Rome
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Relic of the head of St. John the Baptist found here....

The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist

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Saint John the Baptist bears witness to Jesus Christ
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Saint John the Baptist was called by God to be the precursor of His divine Son. In order to preserve his innocence spotless, and to improve upon the extraordinary graces which he had received in his earliest infancy, he was directed by the Holy Spirit to lead an austere and contemplative life in the wilderness. There he devoted himself to the continuous exercise of devout prayer … [Più]

The Martyrdom of Saint John the Baptist - Memorial
Commentary of the day
Saint Maximus of Turin (?-c.420), Bishop
Sermon 36

« And you, child, will be called prophet of the Most High » (Lk 1,76)
Among all the holy and blessed John the Baptist's claims to glory, whose feast we celebrate today, I do not know which to prefer: his miraculous birth or his even more miraculous death. His birth carried a prophecy with it (Lk 1,67f.), his death, the truth; his birth announced the Savior's coming, his … [Più]