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The Catholic Church celebrates Saint John the Evangelist every December 27considered the youngest of the twelve apostles and who is considered the “beloved disciple of Jesus”. In fact, it was John who welcomed the Virgin Mary into his home at the request of Christ. Es patron of writers and theologians.
Saint John the Evangelist was chosen by Jesus to accompany Peter to prepare the Last Supper.that Easter night prior to his passion and subsequent death. Jesus then began his sufferings and Johnpitying his leader’s anguish, laid his head on his chest.
As recorded by Gospel, John was the only one among the twelve who was at the Calvary of Jesus, at the foot of the cross, holding the hand of the Virgin Mary. It was right there where Christ asked him for his mother and, then, he received her into his house.
Besides, Saint John the Evangelist is the one who saw and believed the resurrection of Jesus, together with Peter, following approaching the tomb and realizing that he was no longer there.
Saint John the Evangelist wrote several New Testament texts: one of the four Gospels, the book of Revelation and three epistles.
Unlike the rest of the Apostles, who gave their lives in martyrdom, Saint John died peacefully in Ephesus around the year 100 of the Christian eraat 94 years of age, according to the testimony of Saint Epiphanius.
This is the prayer for Saint John the Evangelist
If you want to invoke the protection of Saint John the Evangelistyou can do it with this prayer.
Glorious Saint John the Evangelist, we come to you,
full of confidence in your intercession.
We are drawn to you with a special devotion
and we know that our supplications will be
more pleasing to God our Lord, if you,
How loved you are by Him, you present them to Him.
Your charity, admirable reflection of God’s,
inclines them to help every misery, to console every pain
and to please every desire and need,
if this is to be beneficial for our soul.
Look, then,
our need to know the Master,
you who were close to Him.
Look at our jobs and needs,
our good wishes,
and enable us to ensure each day more
our knowledge of the gospel
of which you were a privileged witness.
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