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St John the Evangelist
Also known as
John the Divine; Beloved Apostle; Apostle of Charity; the Beloved Disciple;
Giovanni Evangelista
Memorial
27 December (Roman Catholic); 8 May (Greek Orthodox)
Profile
Saint John is one of the principle saints in the gospels. He was a Son
of Zebedee and Salome. His name means 'God is gracious'. He worked with
his father and his brother James as a fisherman. He became a disciple
of Saint John the Baptist but remained a fisherman until the call of
Saint Peter. They we called by Jesus during the 1st year of His ministry,
and then travelled everywhere with Him, becoming so close as to be known
as the beloved disciple. He took part in the Last Supper. Most significantly
he was the only one of the Twelve not to forsake the Saviour in the
hour of His Passion, standing at the foot of the cross. Made guardian
of Our Lady by Jesus, he took her into his home. Upon hearing of the
Resurrection, he was the first to reach the tomb; when he met the risen
Lord at the lake of Tiberias, he was the first to recognize Him.
During the era of the new Church, he worked in Jerusalem and at Ephesus.
During Jesus' ministry, he tried to block a Samaritan from their group,
but Jesus explained the open nature of the new Way, and he worked on
that principle to found churches in Asia Minor and baptizing converts
in Samaria. He was imprisoned with Peter for preaching after Pentecost.
He is said to have written the fourth Gospel, three Epistles (letters),
and possibly the Book of Revelation. Survived all his fellow apostles
and was left as an exile to die on the Island of Pathmos. He is believed
to have died c.101 at Ephesus (modern Turkey); a church was built over
his tomb, which was later converted to a mosque.
Patronage
He is the patron of St. John's hospital, a nursing home in our parish
and is the patron of many and varied areas of life, unusually he is
a invoked against poison! He is the patron of art dealers, Asia Minor,
authors, bookbinders, booksellers, burns, diocese of Cleveland, Ohio,
compositors, editors, engravers, friendships, lithographers, painters,
papermakers, poisoning, printers, publishers, tanners, Taos New Mexico,
theologians, typesetters, and writers.
Representation
He is found represented as an eagle in his role as evangelist.
Mass Times
St. Josephs
Vigil
7:30pm
Sunday
Week
Days
10:00 am
Sunday
10:00am
