Saint John the Baptist

You leaped for joy in the womb

Feeling Jesus near you

In the Immaculate Womb of Mary

To whom she is received with humility.

Saint John the Baptist, for you baptized

And you announced that He would come soon

You said not to baptize with water:

The Holy Spirit would descend.

And Jesus asked you to baptize Him,

You refused, you felt unworthy

But Jesus told you it was right.

And the prophecy was fulfilled.

The Holy Spirit was a dove

That confirmed it was who you came for

And you heard a voice from heaven

That confirmed what you already knew.

The Lamb of God, that's what you call him

The one you were paving the way for.

Once baptized, He began His journey:

By proclaiming God's good news.

It was your zeal for God for which you lived

You didn't care about the danger you were in.

And you died for denouncing what

That the eyes of God did not consent.

And so you gave your life for Him.

And on a silver platter, your head

Announced that the last prophet

Suffered martyrdom for love of his faith.

That faith which accepts everything for God,

On the value of giving one's life for God,

Of humility, of respect, and of prowess that

Asks for repentance, and God delivers.

May God confirm us in His faith and may we accept

Jesus, Man and God in our lives,

And let us not hesitate to tell the world

Jesus is life lived through love.