The Institute for Christian Formation
Thursday of the Third Week of Advent
December 15, 2016
John the Baptist is one of our main Advent characters. In the Gospel for this Thursday of the Third Week of Advent (Luke 7:24-30), Jesus states that there is no one born of women who is greater than John, but that even the least in the Kingdom of God is greater than John. What do you think Jesus means by this puzzling statement? Read this Gospel passage, and spend some time in prayer reflecting upon it.
How much do you know about John the Baptist? Download our “John the Baptist Scripture Search” below and use it as a family or classroom activity today. Did you learn anything about John the Baptist that you did not already know?
Would you like to explore the the character of John the Baptist in even more depth? A book you might find helpful is "John the Baptist: Prophet and Evangelist" by Carl R. Kazmierski. Published by Liturgy Training Publications, the ISBN is ISBN: 978-0-8146-5851-2.
St. John the Baptist
17th-18th Century Russian Icon
Click on image above to download our "Saint John the Baptist Scripture Search" activity handout.
