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BIRTH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST: 24 June

St John the Baptist is patron saint of interior change, of conversion.   His message can be summed up in his own statement, "I must decrease, but he (Christ) must increase."   This is the shortest, the clearest, the best summary of the Christian life in the New Testament.   It is what monastic life … Continue reading BIRTH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST: 24 June

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June 23, 2018January 7, 2022birth of John the Baptist, but I must decrease, He must increase, patron saint of interior change, time for conversion is now1 Comment

 

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