The answer is Ephesians1:4-6, because both prophet Jeremiah & St.John the Baptist are chosen before the foundation of the world.The keyword is "holy & blameless".
IMPORTANT NOTE TO PONDER : Jeremiah was
"consecrated"God put the WORD/Logos into Jeremiah's mouth, while St.John the Baptist was "sanctified". It is important to consider this difference as God is the one who consecrated Jeremiah meaning original sin plus the blemish or stain was also removed. God in the Old Testament do not allow an offering with blemished. While in the casewomb of St.John the Baptist,her mother St.Elizabeth was the one was filledvisited by the Holy Spirit as scripture testified. Why? here in lies the mystery that St.John need to be consecrated too like Jeremiah to removed the blemish or stain. the Thoetokos stayed for three months and aided St.Elizabeth in consecration prayer.
The biblical basis is Ephesians1:4-6 and the key word to ponder is "holy & blameless"."the Theotokos who is bearing the Logos/Incarnate WORD in Her most pure womb."
Ephesians 1:4-6 New International Version (NIV)
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"For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love 5 he[a]he predestined us for adoption to sonship[b]sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will— 6will to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.
This biblical passages pertains to allWhat is the prophets & patriarchs chosen before Jesus founded His Church asnext good question? Why is St.John the Baptist nativity was celebrated by Church Liturgical calendar along with Jesus & Mary while prophet Jeremiah was not included?
***Of all the feast days in the liturgical calendar of the Catholic Church, only three birthdays are observed: the Nativity of our Divine Savior, Who is Holiness Itself; St. John the Baptist, who was sanctified in his mother's womb; and Mary, the ever-virgin Mother of God, whose birthday is celebrated on the eighth of September.***http://www.thesacredheart.com/mary.htm
If St.John the source of graces of redemptionBaptist nativity was celebrated alongside Jesus & sanctification. CouldMary it would be logical to think that Jeremiahhe was consideredalso born like Jesus & Mary free from original sin and the first great prophet whilemost important thing is St.John the Baptist is the last great prophet before Jesus Christ the foundation was born?
Oncleansed from all stain of original sin too. Now, how can the Church explain this feast of nativity of St.John the Baptist?
Let us be clear on the other handproper understanding on this, St. Joseph was greater than Jeremiah and St.John the Baptist because of his dignified role as the foster Father of Jesus Christ plus he is the recipient ofcontracted the overflowing graces coming from Jesus & Mary. It is a perfect descriptionguilt of original sin that was passed on by his name Joseph as it means "God will add"father Zechariah. The overflowing graces of Jesus & Maryseed that comes from Zechariah was addednot spotless if we compare it to the "spotless seed" that was poured out by St.Joseph as a recipient, living with them in union with God's WillJoachim the pious father of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
To support this answer from the point of view of Catholicism it is part of the Catechism.
492 The "splendor“O most blessed loins of an entirely unique holiness" by which Mary is "enrichedJoachim from the first instantwhich came forth a spotless seed! O glorious womb of her conception" comes wholly from Christ: she is "redeemed,Anne in which a more exalted fashionmost holy offspring grew.” John of Damascus, by reasonHomily I (ante A.D. 749).
"O blessed loins of Joachim, whence the meritsall-pure seed was poured out! O glorious womb of her Son".136 The Father blessed Mary more than any other created person "in Christ with every spiritual blessingAnna, in which the heavenly places" and chose her "in Christ before the foundation of the world, to be holy and blameless before him in love"most holy fetus grew and was formed, silently increasing! O womb in which was conceived the living heaven, wider than the wideness of the heavens.137"
136 LG 53, 56.
137 Cf. Eph 1:3-4. A Little Treatise on Mary by St. John Damascene
Have you noticed how the WisdomFor a more fuller explanation on "spotless seed" of St. Joachim please see this link.
Did St. Joachim prevent the transmission of original sin to Mary by overcoming concupiscence?
If we based our appreciation on the Church described Mary's "splendor of an entirely unique holiness",Liturgical Feast celebration of St.John the Catholic Church teachesBaptist nativity over prophet Jeremiah nativity it would seem that MaryJeremiah was "redeemed in a more exalted fashion" and supported itborn cleansed of original sin but with the passages Ephesians 1:4-6stain of original sin not fully wash away. How come? What is the biblical explanation of this mystery?
The key word "holy & blameless" means God purposely redeemed chosen souls to fulfill His pre-ordained plan for the SalvationSacrament of ManBaptism washes away our soul of original sin and divinely applied the meritsanctifying grace was poured out. But since we are all descendant of ChristAdam, our soul live in advance as God is not subject to timeour body with a fallen nature meaning we come from a "corrupted seed". AsOur bodies having inherited a fallen nature had an inclination to sin or what we can see CCC492 explicity stated the word;
"redeemed, in a more exalted fashion, by reason of the merits of her Son"
Note:called Redemption is different from Salvation"concupiscence". Christ passion,crucifixion & death was to redeemed our fallen nature, but Salvation asThe Sacrament of Baptism does not wash away the "concupiscence". The Catholic Church affirming Jesus words in John6:53-55 isteaches that thru continuous worthy reception of the Holy Eucharist for us to receive Eternal Life.
For Jeremiah case the key word is God"concupiscence" are wash-away and the "consecrated""transformation" him, and when God consecrated a soul it mustprocess will take effect. CCC1000 is the Church Teaching on the washing away of the "concupiscence" meaning our fallen nature can be healed if we received the unblemished"body,blood, soul & divinity", no orginal sin means "holy" plus no stain of original sin or "blameless"our Lord Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist.
ForFor a complete explanation on the "washing away" of the concupiscence" please see this link; According to Catholicism, how can a Christian be freed from the concupiscence of the flesh and thereby possess a sinless body?
Prophet Jeremiah and St.John the baptist his soul was sanctifiedBaptist were both "sanctified" in the womb six months old. but the mystery is who sanctifiedBut what makes St.John the Baptist? In Jeremiah's case it nativity greater than prophet Jeremiah was God the Abba Father action that draws the Holy Spirit to act. Some or perhaps most christian understand the passagetheir Mother participation in Luke when John leap atembracing God's Will or purpose for their child. The bible does not state any significance attributes for the wombMother of Jeremiah, while St. Elizabeth that Jesus isJohn the one who sanctifiedBaptist mother was mentioned particularly as "filled with the Holy Spirit". Let's ponder the beautiful mystery of why St.John the Baptist but we must remember Jesus was formed devoidhealed of any Divine Majesty and Power, Jesus was ordained to came like a slave and likened to all men except sin"concupiscence" while still in her mother's womb. SoThe secret, an hour formed Jesus inis how the pure wombTheotokos for three months taught St.Elizabeth the prayer of Mary was not yet inconsecration by daily praying the position to doMagnificat as revealed by Blessed Catherine Emmerich. Not only the act needed forpraying of Magnificat but especially St.John sanctification, he was not yet in the position to physically doElizabeth must be fed mystically too by the Act"Bread of ConsecrationLife".
So, the mysterious question is who "sanctified & consecrated" St. John the Baptist in the womb for his pre-ordained mission? It's not Jesus role as More on the Blessed Virgin Mary "sanctification of souls""Mystery of Visitation" isteaching St.Elizabeth and the role ofmystical phenomenon sorrounding their daily prayer and the Holy Spirit.food that they were eating can be found here in this link;https://www.ccel.org/ccel/emmerich/lifemary.xiii.html
This sceneIn the case of Jeremiah God sanctified him in the Mystery of Annunciationwomb to make him holy or received the Catholic Church teaches issanctifying grace to restore the First Act of Mary in affirming Her role as "Co-Redemptrix"Divine friendship with God. But God take further action on Jeremiah to make him not only holy but "blameless or righteous" by giving Her bodytouching his lips to bereceive the instrumentWord of man's redemption & salvation. Then, the Mystery of VisitationGod to proclaim it. This is like receiving Jesus Christ the First Act of Mary as "Mediatrix of All Graces", Why?
Mary was "FullBread of Grace" already as described by the angel greetings before the "overshadowing of the Holy Spirit" and allLife internally like the succeeding graces She merited living a life of humility & obedienceHoly Eucharist to God's Will was overflowing in Hercleanse his soul and the first recipient of the overflowing graces wasconcupiscence.
"Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, “I have put my words in your mouth."(Jeremiah1:9)
For St. JohnJohn the Baptist. The Holy Spirit sanctifies the soul of, he was fortunate to have a pious mother St. John the BaptistElizabeth that was timely aided by the presencegreat intercession of the Theotokos who bear the source of graces Jesus Christ and was Overshadowed by the Holy Spirit. The Act of Consecration was done by Mary as She teaches Elizabeth how to pray to fulfill God's Will forhelp her sonin consecrating St,John th Baptist.
The Angel Gabriel prompt Mary to visit St. Elizabeth immediatelyWe are seeing here a comparison, forGod in the Holy Spirit overshadowing Her will be able to "sanctified" St. JohnOld Testament consecrating the Baptist soulchosen souls and redeemed him in the womb by applying in advanceNew Testament the merit won by ChristTheotokos was now the one consecrating the chosen soul the last prophet.
In closing, Mary was redeemed in more exalted fashion better than Jeremiah and St. JohnJohn the Baptist is the key for Catholicismand Jeremiah was both "sanctified" in understanding Ephesians 1:4-6the womb of their mothers. While Jeremiah andThe major difference is St. JohnJohn the Baptist were redeemed and sanctified in the womb, Mary's redemptionnativity was different becausecelebrated by the merit of ChristCatholic Church Liturgical Calendar as a feast meaning St.John the Baptist was applied inborn like Jesus & Mary without orginal sin plus the "generation of the seed"guilt or if we described it in Psalm 139:16 in medical termstain of orginal sin was removed too. The Catholic Church does not defined nor teaches explicitly that St.John the "seed alone" means "unformed" because it must be united toBaptist was born without the egg cellstain of the Motheroriginal sin but since it is onlyJesus proclaiming St.John the seedBaptist as the greatest prophet of all time and praising his Mother St. JoachimElizabeth is rightly called "unformed"the key to ponder.
Jesus Testifies about John
…""Your eyes saw my "unformed body"; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be."This is the one about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.’ 11Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has risen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he". (Psalm139Matthew11:1610-11)
The word "unformed" fittingly described a "seed"coming fromWe can infer thru the FatherWisdom of the child, it is unformed yet but upon union with eggcellTheotkos that St.Elizabeth and St.John the Baptist was praise by Jesus Christ because they overcome or was healed by "concupiscence" by the presence of "The Logos carried in the Mother then it is now rightfully called "formed"First Tabernacle overshadowed by the Holy Spirit". That's whyTruly the presence of the New Ark of the Covenant for three months in the house of Zechariah and St.Elizabeth do wonder of miraculous healing for their family. Zechariah was healed when St.John the Baptist was born and St.Elizabeth was filled by the Holy Spirit and aided by the great intercession of the Theotokos brought healing on their "concupiscence".
God saidput the wordLogos/Word in Jeremiah's mouth to Jeremiah "before I formed you"heal him of his "concupiscence. So, this passage in Psalm does not pertain to Jeremiah but to Mary as pointed by St.John Damascene as "spotless seed" or "unformed body"."While the Logos/Incarnate Word carried by the Theotokos on Her pure womb was brought to the pregnant St.Elizabeth to heal St.John the Baptist of his "concupiscence" while still inside the womb.
“O most blessed loins of Joachim from which came forth a spotless seed! O glorious womb of Anne in which a most holy offspring grew.” John of Damascus, Homily I (ante A.D. 749).
"O blessed loins of Joachim, whence the all-pure seed was poured out! O glorious womb of Anna, in which the most holy fetus grew and was formed, silently increasing! O womb in which was conceived the living heaven, wider than the wideness of the heavens."
A Little Treatise on Mary by St. John Damascene
ForThis is a more fuller explanation on "spotless seed"great mystery to ponder and no wonder why the "Visitation of Mary to her cousin Elizabeth" was included in the Joyful Mystery.Now I know why it is very important to meditate the mystery of Stthe Holy Rosary not just vocally. Joachim please seeAgain, Blessed Catherine Emmerich visions aided this linkanswer to know why St.
Did St. Joachim prevent the transmission of original sin to Mary by overcoming concupiscence?John th Baptist is the Greatest prophet in the biblical history.
