Nativity of Saint John the Baptist

What Then Will This Child Be?: The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist (Luke 1:57-80)

John is born as the days begin to shorten; Jesus is born as the days begin to lengthen. The old preachers loved to quote John’s own words over that arrangement: “He must increase, but I must decrease.” Even the sun preaches John’s sermon.

The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist: An Anglican Perspective

June 24: the Nativity of John the Baptist. One of only two births celebrated in the Anglican calendar, the other being Christmas. The Church does not observe birthdays generally. That it has kept June 24 since the fourth century says everything about John’s place in salvation history.