Remains of St John the Baptist Supposedly Found

[Barbara]

I believe it's a Spanish language expression for "May God will it" or something like that. Comes from the Moorish
rule of Spain ; is used in Mexico too, for I have tried that with a Mexican who nodded without comment.
I guess it was said correctly...

That's an intriguing picture that Icxpion painted. It's quite possible : we should ready.

I am expecting all sorts of Miracles happening, at least a big one, to give the lackluster souls or those in denial
of the power of the Most Holy Virgin one last chance
to repent and return to true faith.

I don't think it's coming this minute, unlike many.
This could occur sometime in later life, however.

[Matthew]

Yes, we shall see what happens. Thanks for the explanation of the term. I thought it sounded like some kind of shampoo additive, like Aloha Vera or whatever it is, or maybe A Sigh Berries. Anyway, you learn something new everyday, I guess!

[Maria]

Yes, we shall see what happens. Thanks for the explanation of the term. I thought it sounded like some kind of shampoo additive, like Aloha Vera or whatever it is, or maybe A Sigh Berries. Anyway, you learn something new everyday, I guess!

Yes, "Ojala" (May God grant that ...) is derived from Arabic "Allah" and made its way into Spanish during the Moorish occupation.
It triggers the subjunctive tense.

Although the aloe vera cactus plant is found Hawaii, it is not "aloha vera." Aloha is a very Orthodox word ... it means hello, welcome, thanks, and implies repentance and humility. Would that all Americans have that "aloha" spirit found in Hawaii.

[joasia]

Did anyone see this already? If not, here is the introductory sentences and a link to full article:

National Geographic: Remains of John the Baptist Purportedly Found
JUNE 27, 2012
Purported skeletal remains of John the Baptist have been dated to the first century A.D. and so could conceivably have belonged to the “forerunner of Christ,” who baptized Jesus, scientists say.

Discovered in 2010 among the ruins of a Bulgarian church, the remains include six human bones: a knucklebone from the right hand, a tooth, part of a cranium, a rib, and an ulna, or forearm bone.

DNA and radiocarbon testing of collagen from the knucklebone show that the remains likely belonged to a Middle Eastern man who lived in the first century A.D., which fits with the story of John the Baptist.

Read the full article: http://orthodoxbeacon.com/world/nationa ... dly-found/

These people know nothing. It's so ridiculous. How in the world can they even think that it is St. John the Baptist?????? Where's the proof????? They must be close friends with Karen King...because SHE'S so capable of discovering "authentic" Christian artifacts. WHAT A JOKE!

[Maria]

Did anyone see this already? If not, here is the introductory sentences and a link to full article:

National Geographic: Remains of John the Baptist Purportedly Found
JUNE 27, 2012
Purported skeletal remains of John the Baptist have been dated to the first century A.D. and so could conceivably have belonged to the “forerunner of Christ,” who baptized Jesus, scientists say.

Discovered in 2010 among the ruins of a Bulgarian church, the remains include six human bones: a knucklebone from the right hand, a tooth, part of a cranium, a rib, and an ulna, or forearm bone.

DNA and radiocarbon testing of collagen from the knucklebone show that the remains likely belonged to a Middle Eastern man who lived in the first century A.D., which fits with the story of John the Baptist.

Read the full article: http://orthodoxbeacon.com/world/nationa ... dly-found/

These people know nothing. It's so ridiculous. How in the world can they even think that it is St. John the Baptist?????? Where's the proof????? They must be close friends with Karen King...because SHE'S so capable of discovering "authentic" Christian artifacts. WHAT A JOKE!

Shhhhh! We do not want them to know where we have hid his relics.

[Matthew]

These people know nothing. It's so ridiculous. How in the world can they even think that it is St. John the Baptist?????? Where's the proof????? They must be close friends with Karen King...because SHE'S so capable of discovering "authentic" Christian artifacts. WHAT A JOKE!

Indeed! But of course I only threw it out there as a bit of interesting news. Who is Karen King? Sounds Jewish... Hmm. Maybe it's Larry King's wife.

[Barbara]

I also looked blank reading that name.
Whenever I hear names of current demonic = celebrity figures I feel nauseated and look at the Queen of Heaven's
icon to restore me, so bad is the damage just from the ring of their name.

Good guess, Icxypion.

I would never watch ANY of those idiotic "shows" like the one of the man you mentioned.

To think of the amount of reverence all of them inspire in the general population. People will say "so and so
was on Bla-Bla !" with the same awed tone of voice as one would use to describe a Saint.

It's hard to imagine "adults" who have every resource to read, research, etc. available to them - unlike
many other countries where books are too expensive to be easily obtained, can be so arrested
in their mental-emotional development as to be like children addicted to the old Saturday cartoons -
[of course I never looked at those things, either, which I knew as a child were totally dumb. I loved the
Lives of Saints, instead.]