SJB & The sanctity of MARRIAGE
St. John the Baptist: Martyr for the Sanctity of Marriage Gospel 🔗🔗 Mt 14:1-12 Reflection Reflection for 05-Aug-23 🔗🔗 Simply put, St. John the Baptist died because he told Herod Antipas that his “marriage” to Herodias was invalid and sinful . SJB Martyr for the Sanctity of Marriage ,🔗🔗 Herod Antipas had divorced his first wife, Phasaelis, so as to be able to marry Herodias, who had been married to his half-brother Herod II (also known as Herod Philip I). The situation is described in Scripture: For Herod himself had ordered that John be arrested and bound and imprisoned, on account of his brother Philip’s wife Herodias, whom Herod had married. For John had been telling Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.” So Herodias held a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she had been unable, because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing he was a righteous and holy man (Mark 6:17-20). A covenant or contract , the difference listen to Fr. Mich