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Birth of Saint John the Baptist

 

 

 You, my child,
shall be called the prophet of the Most High,
for you will go before the Lord
to prepare his way.

Luke 1. 76

O Come. Let Us Worship.

  • Digital Worship @ St. John the Baptist, Duncan  HERE
  • Digital Worship @ Christ Church Cathedral, Victoria  here

 

Scriptures:
Isaiah 40.1–11
Psalm 85.7–13
Acts 13.14b –26
Luke 1.57–80

 

 

 

 
Art Work:
Birth of Saint John the Baptist
Museo de Prado, Madrid
Gentileschi, Artemisia, 1593-1652 or 1653
Zechariah is shown writing "His name is John," just before he begins to speak, sharing his prophetic words of Luke 1:68-79. Behind him, his wife Elizabeth and their neighbors watch.
The artist of this work was a woman; Zechariah's tender rendering, along with the camaraderie of the women who attend the infant John, demonstrate a painter with first-hand knowledge of domestic activities. 
fr: Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN