St. John reproached Herod for his unlawful union. The adulterous Herodias and her shameless daughter, Salome, asked Herod to behead the Precursor. The Gospel of the Mass describes his martyrdom.
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August 29th~ The BEHEADING of ST. JOHN the BAPTIST
MAY the holy feast of Thy Precursor and Martyr, St. John the Baptist, we beseech Thee, O Lord, afford us help unto salvation.
Who livest and reignest, with God the Father, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.
Collect, August 29, The Beheading of St. John the Baptist
~ The Saint Joseph Daily Missal (1950)
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St. John the Baptist, pray for us.
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