29th August - SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST St John the Baptist - Independent Catholic News

29th August - 

St John the Baptist - Independent Catholic News: Most information about St John comes from the Gospels. The Roman historian Josephus also mentions him. He was the son of Zachariah a Temple priest and Elizabeth, a quite old cousin of the Virgin Mary. An angel foretold his birth, adding that he would prepare people for the Lord. Scriptures tell us that when Mary, who was pregnant with Jesus, came to visit Elizabeth, the infant John leapt in his mother's womb in recognition of the Lord.