Festival of St John the Evangelist

On the Sunday after Christmas, we will celebrate the feast of St. John the Evangelist. A disciple of the Lord Jesus, John was, according to tradition, the only apostle not to die a martyr’s death. During his lengthy life, he endured persecution from governing authorities and was exiled from his congregation in Ephesus where, on the island of Patmos in the Mediterranean Sea, he recorded the Book of Revelation. On the third day of Christmas, we will hear John’s comforting words to us from the opening lines of the book of Revelation and what they have to say to us as we approach the New Year.