Nativity of Saint John the Baptist (6/23)

Thursday, June 23, 2022, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist. With John the Baptist, the greatest of the prophets and herald of our Savior, as patron of one of the four churches in our parish, it is a day to rejoice in our Mary, Queen of Saints Parish Community.  Mass for this day will be offered at 7:00PM in the Church of St. John the Baptist, Monaca.

(The Solemnity of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist is usually celebrated on June 24, but this year (2022) has the rare coincidence of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist and the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart falling on the same day. The Holy See has determined the Sacred Heart should be celebrated on June 24, 2022, and the Nativity of St. John the Baptist celebrated on the 23rd, unless St. John the Baptist is the patron of the diocese, nation, city, or religious community, in which case it is the feast of the Sacred Heart that would be transferred to the 23rd.)

St. John the Baptist, you who implore us always to prepare the way, pray for us.