Saint of the Day for June 24
Saint of the Day
Liturgical calendar The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist
Nativity of John the Baptist
Christian feast day celebrating the birth of John the Baptist
The Nativity of John the Baptist (or Birth of John the Baptist, or Nativity of the Forerunner, or colloquially Johnmas or St. John's Day is a Christian feast day. It is observed annually on 24 June. The Nativity of John the Baptist is a high-ranking liturgical feast, kept in the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Anglicanism, and Lutheranism. The sole biblical account of the birth of John the Baptist comes from the Gospel of Luke.
Other saints and blesseds of the day
- Nicetas of RemesianaBishop of Remesiana
- María Guadalupe García ZavalaMexican Catholic nun and saint (1878-1963)
- Rumbold of MechelenIrish or Scottish Christian missionary and martyr
- Gohard of Nantessaint
- Theodgar of VestervigGerman missionary and saint, active in Jutland, Denmark
- Simplicius of Autun
- Noyale
Bible Verse of the Day
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
On June 24 the Church remembers several saints and blesseds. Every day of the year has its saints: browse them all in the saints calendar.