The Nativity of the Forerunner
Feast · forerunner
- 24 June (Roman Catholic Church)
- 24 June (Eastern Orthodox Church)
Six months before the Nativity of Christ, on Luke's reckoning. One of only three birthdays the calendar keeps — the Lord's, his Mother's and the Baptist's; every other saint is remembered on the day of their death.
After The Typikon, ch. 48, the Menaion — 24 June, «Ржⷭ҇тво̀ чⷭ҇тна́гѡ сла́внагѡ прⷪ҇ро́ка, прⷣте́чи и҆ крⷭ҇ти́телѧ і҆ѡа́нна», p. 666.
Commemorating
- John the Baptist commemorates
Where this is recorded
- Roman Catholic Church — the day, after Universal Norms on the Liturgical Year and the Calendar
- Eastern Orthodox Church — the day, after The Typikon, ch. 48, the Menaion — 24 June, «Ржⷭ҇тво̀ чⷭ҇тна́гѡ сла́внагѡ прⷪ҇ро́ка, прⷣте́чи и҆ крⷭ҇ти́телѧ і҆ѡа́нна», p. 666