The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist
In Nativitate S. Ioannis Baptistae
The Nativity of John the Baptist (or Birth of John the Baptist, or Nativity of the Forerunner, or colloquially Johnmas or St. John's Day (in German Johanni or Johannistag) is a Christian feast day. It is observed annually on 24 June. The Nativity of John the Baptist is a high-ranking liturgical feast, kept in the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Anglicanism, and Lutheranism. The sole biblical account of the birth of John the Baptist comes from the Gospel of Luke.
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Readings at Mass
Every year
The readings the Church appoints for Mass, linked to the editions on this site — not the translation read in any particular church, and a bishops’ conference may adapt the schedule.
ReadVigil
- First Reading
- Jer 1:4-10
- Second Reading
- 1 Pet 1:8-12
- Gospel
- Lk 1:5-17
Mass during the Day
- First Reading
- Is 49:1-6
- Responsorial Psalm
- Ps 139:1b-3, 13-14ab, 14c-15
- Second Reading
- Acts 13:22-26
- Gospel Acclamation
- Cf. Lk 1:76
- Gospel
- Lk 1:57-66, 80