{"id":52719,"date":"2025-07-04T05:17:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T05:17:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=52719"},"modified":"2025-07-04T05:17:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T05:17:59","slug":"summer-christmas-why-does-the-church-celebrate-the-birthday-of-st-john-the-baptist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/summer-christmas-why-does-the-church-celebrate-the-birthday-of-st-john-the-baptist\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00ab\u0639\u064a\u062f \u0645\u064a\u0644\u0627\u062f \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0635\u064a\u0641\u00bb: \u0644\u0645\u0627\u0630\u0627 \u062a\u062d\u062a\u0641\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0646\u064a\u0633\u0629 \u0628\u0639\u064a\u062f \u0645\u064a\u0644\u0627\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0642\u062f\u064a\u0633 \u064a\u0648\u062d\u0646\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0639\u0645\u062f\u0627\u0646\u061f"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Statue of St. John the Baptist with golden cross, Charles Bridge, Prague, Czech Republic. \/ Credit: Oldrich Barak\/Shutterstock Rome Newsroom, Jun 24, 2025 \/ 11:13 am (CNA). St. John the Baptist, the forerunner of Christ, is one of only three people in history \u2014 after Jesus and Mary \u2014 whose birthday is celebrated in the Church\u2019s liturgy. In fact, the Nativity of St. John the Baptist on June 24 is a solemnity, meaning it is the highest form of Catholic\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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In fact, the Nativity of St. John the Baptist on June 24 is a solemnity, meaning it is the highest form of Catholic\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":54661,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-52719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9590,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/the-beheading-of-john-the-baptist\/","url_meta":{"origin":52719,"position":0},"title":"The Beheading of John the Baptist","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"\u0623\u063a\u0633\u0637\u0633 29, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] The Beheading of John the Baptist Feast date: Aug 29 On this day, the universal Church marks the beheading of John the Baptist, who prepared the way for Jesus. As an adult, he lived as a hermit in the wilderness. After the Spirit inspired him, he went about preaching that the\u00c2\u00a0people should repent of their sins and be baptized in order to prepare for the Messiah. 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