November 5th - Saints Zachariah and Elizabeth - Independent Catholic News

November 5th - Saints Zachariah and Elizabeth - Independent Catholic News: Parents of St John the Baptist. Both were old when the Angel Gabriel came to tell them they were going to have a son. Zachariah was so shocked he lost the power of speech. When Elizabeth went to meet Mary, who was expecting Jesus, the child leapt up in her womb. When the baby was born, Zachariah wrote the name John on a tablet. His speech returned in the Temple, according to the Gospel of Luke,

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