Saint John the Baptist: Priest, Prophet, and Martyr Discontinued and patience that brings this

and patience that brings this tender and unassuming priest to such contemplation

as well as a diagram of the “Plan of the Mass

he recounts his struggles to learn true manhood

Dark Night of the Soul follows the soul’s journey from a state of abandonment and darkness to a loving union with God

worldliness

Saint John the Baptist: Priest, Prophet, and Martyr Discontinued and patience that brings thisThere was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him. He himself was not the light, but he came to testify to the light. The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world (John 1: 6 9). This world into which St. John was born was dark on all sides, and yet John was not overcome by the darkness. St. John was instead a shining lamp which dispelled the