The voice of the one crying out in the wilderness

Treasures of Our Faith with Deacon Richard Vehige · Jun 24, 2026 · 8m

Today, June 24, as our church celebrates the Solemnity of the Birth of John the Baptist our church invites us to reflect on a passage from the book of the prophet Jeremiah (1: 4–10, 17–19) entitled "The call of the prophet". Our treasure is from a sermon by Saint Augustine, bishop.

The birth of John the Baptist was a miraculous sign of God's faithfulness and the beginning of a new chapter in salvation history. His parents, Zechariah and Elizabeth, were elderly and had been unable to have children. God sent an angel to announce that they would have a son who would be filled with the Holy…