This is VLX number 90, the death of John the Baptist.

VLX stands for Video Luxu Divina, and today we are in Matthew, Chapter 14, verses 1 through 12.

God give you his peace.

Anomipachi, Sifiri, it's bittu Santi, amen.

God, our Lord, we ask the grace that all of our intentions, actions, and operations be directed purely to the service and praise of your divine majesty.

Inami Pachi, Sifili, Spiriti, amen.

At that time, Herod, the Tetrarch, heard about the fame of Jesus, and he said to his servants,

This is John the Baptist, he has been raised from the dead.

That is why these miraculous powers are at work in him.

For Herod had seized John and bound him and put him in prison

for the sake of Herodius, his brother Philip's wife, because John had been saying to him,

it is not lawful for you to have her. And though he wanted to put him to death, he feared the

people because they held him to be a prophet. But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodius danced before the company and pleased Herod,

so that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask.

Prompted by her mother, she said,

Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.

And the king was sorry, but because of his oaths and his guests,

he commanded it to be given. He sent and had John beheaded in the prison, and his head was

brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother. And his disciples

came and took the body and buried it,

and they went and told Jesus. Thus are the words of the Holy Gospel. Just a couple quick

announcements, a great thank you to all my donors, all my benefactors, both material and spiritual.

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