Roman Catholic Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist in Cleveland, OhioFERIAL DAY
(Mass of preceding Sunday)
(Mass of preceding Sunday)
[Requiem or Votive Mass allowed]
FEAST OF THE HOLY RELICS
[In some places]
(In the Cathedral Church of Cleveland)
[In some places]
(In the Cathedral Church of Cleveland)
SAINTS ZACHARY & ELIZABETH
Parents of St. John the Baptist
[Historical]
Descendant of the Old Testament patriarch, Aaron. Wife of Zachary, temple priest. Relative of Mary. Mother of Saint John the Baptist, becoming pregnant very late in life. She was the Elizabeth that Mary visited soon after the Annunciation. Described in the Gospel of Luke as "righteous in the eyes of God, observing all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blamelessly."
Born: 1st century BC
Died: 1st century AD of natural causes
Canonized: Pre-Congregation
Patronage
expectant mothers, pregnant women
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