Memorial of the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist - Mark 6: 14-29

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🗓️ 28 August 2025

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Mark 6: 17-29 - 'The beheading of John the Baptist.'

Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs:

- 523 (in 'The Preparations for Jesus') - St. John the Baptist is the Lord’s immediate precursor or forerunner, sent to prepare his way. “Prophet of the Most High,” John surpasses all the prophets, of whom he is the last. He inaugurates the Gospel, already from his mother’s womb welcomes the coming of Christ, and rejoices in being “the friend of the bridegroom,” whom he points out as “the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.” Going before Jesus “in the spirit and power of Elijah,” John bears witness to Christ in his preaching, by his Baptism of conversion, and through his martyrdom.

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0:00.0	Hey everyone. Welcome back to the Daily Gospel Exegesis podcast. So as you probably know,
0:19.1	the approach that we take in this podcast is every single day
0:22.9	we look at the gospel reading from today's mass, and we have a go at pulling it apart verse by
0:28.2	verse to help you understand what is the literal sense of the text. What was the author trying
0:33.6	to convey to his original audience? So today we're looking at a longer passage, and it's a
0:38.7	really interesting one, Mark chapter 6, verses 14 to 29. King Herod had heard about Jesus since by now
0:48.2	his name was well known. Some were saying John the Baptist has risen from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him.
0:57.8	Others said, he is Elijah.
1:00.9	Others again.
1:02.0	He is a prophet, like the prophets we used to have.
1:05.7	But when Herod heard this, he said, it is John whose head I cut off.
1:14.9	He has risen from the dead. Now, it was this same Herod who had sent to have John arrested, and had had him chained up in prison because
1:20.9	of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, whom he had married. For John had told Herodod, it is against the law for you to have your brother's wife.
1:31.6	As for Herodius, she was furious with him and wanted to kill him, but she was not able to, because Herod was
1:39.0	afraid of John, knowing him to be a good and holy man, and gave him his protection. When he had heard him speak,
1:48.0	he was greatly perplexed, and yet he liked to listen to him. An opportunity came on Herod's birthday
1:55.2	when he gave a banquet for the nobles of his court, for his army officers, and for the leading figures in Galilee.
2:03.3	When the daughter of this same Herodius came in and danced, she delighted Herod and his guests.
2:10.3	So the king said to the girl, ask me anything you like and I will give it to you.
2:15.7	And he swore her an oath. I will give you anything
2:19.8	you ask, even half my kingdom. She went out and said to her mother, what shall I ask for?
2:27.9	Her mother replied, the head of John the Baptist. The girl hurried straight back to the king and made her request.
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