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Nativity of St John the Baptist: Mass

June 24, 2028

Birth of St. John the Baptist, Domenico Ghirlandaio
Birth of St. John the Baptist, Domenico Ghirlandaio, 1486-1490Tornabuoni Chapel, Santa Maria Novella, Florence
A Florentine bedroom full of women, the mother propped up at the back and a visitor sweeping in from the right in the clothes of 1490.The time came for Elizabeth to have her child, and she gave birth to a son. His name is John.Domenico GhirlandaioGhirlandaio, who painted the neighbourhood he lived in and put his patrons in it.Tornabuoni Chapel, Santa Maria Novella, FlorenceThe Tornabuoni Chapel, Santa Maria Novella, Florence.Tornabuoni Chapel, Santa Maria Novella, Florence
Roman Lectionary
GospelLuke 1:57-66, 80Lk 1:57-66, 80
Second ReadingActs 13:22-26
First ReadingIsa. 49:1-6Is 49:1-6
Responsorial PsalmPs. 139:1-3, 13-14, 14-15 (14a)Ps 139:1-3, 13-14, 14-15 (14a)

Overview & Insights

"How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!" (Luke 13:34).

Warned that Herod wants to kill him, Jesus calls Herod a fox and declares that he must keep going toward Jerusalem, since it is not fitting for a prophet to die away from that city. He then laments over Jerusalem's resistance to God's messengers, longing to gather the city like a hen gathers her chicks.

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Commentary

Luke 1 CommentaryLk 1 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

Walks through the naming of John and Zechariah's restored speech.

Luke 1 CommentaryLk 1 Commentary Precept Austin

Verse-by-verse resource collection on the chapter.

Luke 1:57 CommentariesLk 1:57 Commentaries BibleHub

Gathers classic commentary on John's birth and naming.

Luke 1 (Barnes)Lk 1 (Barnes) StudyLight

Barnes on the meaning of Zechariah's insistence on the name John.

Luke 1 (Gill)Lk 1 (Gill) StudyLight

Gill's exposition offers a second close reading of the birth narrative.

Background & Word Study

Luke 1:57 InterlinearLk 1:57 Interlinear BibleHub

Shows the Greek behind the naming scene.

Luke 1-9 OverviewLk 1-9 Overview BibleProject

Video overview covering the infancy narrative in Luke.

The Church Fathers

Luke 1Lk 1 Catena

Patristic comment gathered verse by verse on John's birth.

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