Prayer for the Passion of St. John the Baptist

God of truth and light, You called John the Baptist to prepare the way for Your Son, crying out in the wilderness, calling sinners to repentance, and shining the light of justice in the courts of kings. When the cost of truth was death, he did not flinch. When the price of integrity was silence, he chose Your voice over his own safety. Lord, grant us the courage of John, to stand firm when truth is costly, to proclaim Christ when it is inconvenient, to ...