06/24/2026
Today the Church celebrates the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist, one of only three birthdays the liturgical calendar marks alongside Our Lord and Our Lady, which tells you something about how significant his role in salvation history truly is.
John's entire life was oriented around a single purpose: pointing to someone else. He preached and baptized and gathered followers, and the moment Jesus appeared on the scene, John stepped aside without hesitation. "He must increase," he said, "but I must decrease." There is something quietly beautiful about a man whose greatest act was making himself smaller so that others could see more clearly. That is, in its simplest form, what we are all called to as well — to live in such a way that the people around us begin looking in the same direction we are.
Saint John the Baptist, pray for us.