The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist- the full history of a Feast that is forgotten: the Christmas of Summer
Mirare Joannem, quantum potes: Christo proficit quod miraris Admire John as much as you can: your admiration glorifies Christ Saint Augustine, Sermon 391, In Natali Joannis Baptistae – On the Birth of John the Baptist V, Paragraph 1 Latin and English In June 1929, this article written by Dom Emmanuel Flicoteaux OSB appeared in La Vie Spirituelle. A translation in the hope of restoration of the Feast, its Vigil and its Octave. I The Christmas of Winter and the Christmas of Summer During the first three centuries of its existence, the Church concentrated her attention on the very person of the Word made Flesh as it needed, above all else, to become gently and slowly aware of the infinite riches of light and grace contained in the holy humanity of Christ Jesus, in whom resides that fullness of Divine life whose superabundance flows into all the members of his Mystical Body. To adore Christ as the only Son of God, to recognise and invoke him as the source of...
