He Day of Saint John the Evangelist is celebrated every year December 27th from the Catholic Church. This date is in honor of one of the youngest members of the twelve apostles and beloved disciples of Jesus. Also known as John the ApostleHe was the one who organized the Last Supper with Peter and assisted Christ in his final moments.
His role is prominent in Catholicism as he was the one who received the award Virgin Mary in his house after the death of the Son of God. Thanks to his writings, he established himself as the Patron saint of theologians and writers.
Juan He was a Jew, born in the region of Galilee. He was the son of Zebedee, a simple fisherman and brother of James the Elderwho would become together with him one of the 12 apostles. When he was very young, John was chosen by Jesus to do this Join Pedro to prepare the final dinner. This made him the youngest member of the 12 apostles alongside Peter, James, Andrew, Philip, Judas Iscariot, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Bartholomew, Judas Thaddeus and Simon. According to the biblical record, Jesus shared his sufferings that evening and John laid his head on his chest to show his support.
Saint John He was the only apostle present at Calvary. Accompaniment of the Virgin Mary while Christ was on the cross. Shortly before he died, his teacher assigned him to take care of his mother and Juan welcomed her into his home and took care of her. When it was announced that Jesus’ tomb was empty, John was one of the first believed in the resurrection.
During his life Saint John He worked on several New Testament writings such as: Book of Revelation and one of the four gospels of the New Testament. According to the testimony of Saint Epiphanius Saint John the Evangelist He died at the age of 94 and was the only one of the 12 apostles who was not martyred.
As with many saints in Catholicism The Holy Apostle John the Evangelist There is a separate novena that begins every December 18th.
According to the Catholic Information Agency – ACI PrensaThe following prayer is used to pray to Saint John the Evangelist:
Glorious Saint John the Evangelist, we come to you,
full of trust in your intercession.
We feel drawn to you with special affection
and we know that our requests will be so
More pleasing to God our Lord if you
No matter how much you are loved by Him, you give it to Him.
Your mercy, admirable image of God,
Tends you to alleviate all misery, to comfort all sorrow
and satisfy every desire and need,
if this is to benefit our soul.
So look,
our need to know the Master,
you who were close to him.
Check out our jobs and needs,
our good wishes,
and enable us to ensure more every day
our knowledge of the gospel
of which you were a privileged witness.
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