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The Vigil of St. John the Baptist | pre-1955 Missal | Latin Mass Readings | 6/23/2026 · Vox Liturgica

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  Vox Liturgica: The propers of the day according to the Roman Missal before 1955. The vigil of Saint John the Baptist, June 23 in the year of our Lord 2026. In the name of the father and of the son and of the holy ghost. Amen.
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  The introit.
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  Zachary, do not be afraid. Thy prayer has been heard, and thy wife Elizabeth is to bear thee a son to whom thou shalt give the name of John. He is to be high in the Lord's favor. And from the time when he is yet a child in his mother's womb, he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, and many hearts shall rejoice over his birth. Well, may thy king rejoice, Lord, in thy protection.
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  Well, may he triumph in thy saving power. Glory be to the father and to the son and to the holy ghost as it was in the beginning is now and will be through all ages of ages. Amen. Zachary, do not be afraid. Thy prayer has been heard, and thy wife Elizabeth is to bear thee a son, to whom thou shalt give the name of John.
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  He is to be high in the Lord's favor. And from the time when he is yet a child in his mother's womb, he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, and many hearts shall rejoice over his birth. The Collect. Let us pray. Grant we beseech thee, Almighty God, that thy family may walk in the way of salvation and attentive to the exhortations of blessed John the precursor may come safely to him whom he foretold, Jesus Christ, thy son, our Lord, who is God living and reigning with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost through all ages of ages.
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  Amen. A lesson from the prophet Jeremiah. In those days, the word of the Lord came to me, and his message was this. I claimed thee for my own before ever I fashioned thee in thy mother's womb. Beforever thou camest to birth, I set thee apart for myself.
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  I have a prophet's errand for thee among the nations. Alas, alas, Lord God, said I. I am but a child that has never learned to speak. A child sayest thou? The Lord answered.
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  Nay, I have a mission for thee to undertake, a message to entrust to thee. Have no human fears. Am I not at thy side to protect thee from harm? The Lord says. And with that, the Lord put out his hand and touched me on the mouth.
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  See, he told me, I have inspired thy lips with utterance. Here and now I give thee authority over nations and kingdoms everywhere. With a word, thou shalt root them up and pull them down, overthrow and lay them in ruins. With a word, thou shalt build them up and plant them anew, says the Lord almighty. The gradual.
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  There was a man sent from God whose name was John. This man came to bear witness of the light to prepare for the Lord a perfect people. The beginning of the holy gospel according to Luke. In the days when Herod was king of Judea, there was a priest called Zachary of Abia's turn of office who had married a wife of Aaron's family by name Elizabeth. They were both well approved in God's sight, following all the commandments and observances of the Lord without reproach.
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  They had no child. Elizabeth was barren and both were now well advanced in years. He then as it happened was doing a priest's duty before God in the order of his turn of office and had been chosen by lot as was the custom among the priests to go into the sanctuary of the Lord and burn incense there while the whole multitude of the people stood praying without at the hour of sacrifice. Suddenly, he saw an angel of the Lord standing at the right of the altar where incense was burnt. Zachary was bewildered at the sight and overcome with fear.
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  But the angel said, Zachary, do not be afraid. Thy prayer has been heard, and thy wife Elizabeth is to bear thee a son to whom thou shalt give the name of John. Joy and gladness shall be thine, and many hearts shall rejoice over his birth for he is to be high in the Lord's favor. He is to drink neither wine nor strong drink. And from the time when he is yet a child in his mother's womb, he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost.
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  He shall bring back many of the sons of Israel to the Lord their God, ushering in his advent in the spirit and power of Elijah. He shall unite the hearts of all, the fathers with the children, and teach the disobedient the wisdom that makes men just, preparing for the Lord, a people fit to receive him. The offertory. Thou hast crowned him with honor and glory bidding him, O Lord, to rule over the works of thy hands. The secret.
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  Sanctify, o Lord, the gifts offered and by the intercession of blessed John the Baptist, cleanse us through them from the stains of our sins, through our Lord Jesus Christ, thy son, who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all ages of ages. Amen. The common preface, just it is indeed and fitting right in for our salvation that we should at all times and in all places give thanks unto thee, o holy lord, father almighty, everlasting god, through whom the angels praise thy majesty, the dominions worship it, the power stand in awe, the heavens and the hosts of heaven together with the blessed Seraphim joyfully do magnify. We entreat thee that thou command it be permitted us to join with them in confessing thee while we say with lowly praise. Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts, the heavens and the earth are full of thy glory.
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  Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. The communion. His glory is great in thy salvation.
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  Glory and great beauty thou lay upon him, O Lord. The post communion. Let us pray. May the glorious prayer of blessed John the Baptist accompany us, o Lord, and may he obtain for us pardon from him whose coming he foretold. Jesus Christ, thy son, our lord, who is god, living and reigning with thee in the unity of the holy ghost through all ages of ages.
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  Amen. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. Saint John the Baptist, pray for us.