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Preparation for Personal Prayer

Holy Spirit, breath of God and fire of love, I cannot pray without your aid: Kindle in me the fire of your love, and illumine me with your light; that with a steadfast will and holy thoughts I may approach the Father in spirit and in truth; through Jesus Christ my Lord, who reigns with you and the Father in eternal union. Amen.

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The Feast of the Nativity of John the Baptist

On 24 June the Church keeps the birth of John the Baptist, the son promised to Zechariah and Elizabeth and born to go before the Lord. The date is not remembered from any record of his birth; it is counted, six months back from Christmas, out of the sixth month Luke gives for Elizabeth when the angel came to Mary. It is a red-letter day in the Book of Common Prayer, and one of the oldest saints' days the Church keeps.

The Nativity of John the Baptist
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The Day’s Prayers

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Morning Prayer

Psalms 127, 128 · 1 Thessalonians 2:17–3:13 · Matthew 14:1–13

Evening Prayer

Psalms 129, 130, 131 · Daniel 3 · Acts 20:1–16

Midday

Psalm 119:33–72

Family Close of Day

Psalm 134 · Daniel 3 · Acts 20:1–16

Nativity of John the Baptist

The Birth of John the Baptist

Isaiah 40:1–11 · Psalm 85:7–13 · Acts 13:14b-26 · Luke 1:57–80