john the baptist

August 29, 2017
August 29th commemorates the martyrdom of the beheading of Saint John the Baptist .

January 13, 2015
Today (13 January) is the traditional Feast of the Baptism of Christ, though it is now typically observed on the first Sunday after Epiphany (in 2015 it was celebrated on January 11 ).

July 2, 2014
Today is the Feast of the Visitation , which is recounted in Luke 1:39-57 .