The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist
Liturgical Observance
Date: June 24 (vigil on June 23)
Liturgical Observance
Date: June 24 (vigil on June 23)
The heart is often depicted as flaming, pierced, encircled by a crown of thorns, and surmounted by a cross, reflecting Jesus’ passion, suffering, and ardent love for humanity.
Corpus Christi, Latin for “Body of Christ,” is a solemnity that celebrates the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist—His body, blood, soul, and divinity truly present under the appearances of bread and wine.
Acts 1:8 “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”