Happy Birthday, John the Baptist! On today’s show, Matt Swaim and Anna Mitchell mark the Nativity of the cousin and forerunner of Jesus. Guests include Andrew Petiprin with Summer rainy day movie picks, Fr. John Gavin on what St. Justin Martyr had to say about the liturgy of the Eucharist, and Kevin Schmiesing with This Week in Catholic History. Plus news, weather, sports and a whole lot more…

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Canticle of Zechariah

Blessed be the Lord,
The God of Israel;
He has come to His people and set them free.

He has raised up for us a mighty Saviour,
Born of the house of His servant David.

Through His holy prophets He promised of old
That He would save us from our enemies,
From the hands of all who hate us.

He promised to show mercy to our fathers
And to remember His holy Covenant.

This was the oath He swore to our father Abraham:
To set us free from the hands of our enemies,
Free to worship Him without fear,
Holy and righteous in His sight
All the days of our life.

You, My child shall be called
The prophet of the Most High,
For you will go before the Lord to prepare His way,
To give his people knowledge of salvation
By the forgiveness of their sins.

In the tender compassion of our Lord
The dawn from on high shall break upon us,
to shine on those who dwell in darkness
And the shadow of death,
And to guide our feet into the way of peace.

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Andrew Petiprin, author of Popcorn with the Pope

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