Ave Maria! HOMILY - Martyrdom of St. John Baptist - August 29, 2022

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Fr. Alan B. Maria Wharton Franciscans of the Immaculate homily vocation of prophet entails suffering and death Jesus Christ is the Truth Church must follow Christ in His Way of the Cross leading to Resurrection Mary intercedes for prophets St. John Baptist prophesied against scandal of adultery

Fr. Alan B. Maria Wharton's homily from Our Lady's Chapel, New Bedford, MA, for the Memorial of the Passion of Saint John the Baptist.

Regarding the prophetic vocation:
- "Who were the prophets?" by Joel Schorn - https://uscatholic.org/articles/200910/who-were-the-prophets/
- https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/p/prophet.html
- "St. John the Baptist: A martyr for the truth about marriage" by Fr. Peter Stravinskas - https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2020/08/29/st-john-the-baptist-a-martyr-for-the-truth-about-marriage/

For more on today's memorial:
- https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/0829-memorial-passion-john-baptist.cfm

Today's Mass readings:
- https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/0829-memorial-passion-john-baptist.cfm

Our Lady's Chapel homily videos are available on Facebook as well:
- https://www.facebook.com/ourladyschapel

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