In His Church the Lord Opened His Mouth (cf. Eccl. 15,5). Intercession of John the Apostle and Evangelist in Light of Mass Formularies Used in the Western Church Until the Council of Trent
Abstract
From the first centuries the Christian cult of saints has been inseparably linked to the mystery of Christ. Particularly at the beginning, special veneration was given to the Mother of Jesus and to the closest disciples of Christ the Lord. One of these disciples of the Lord, belonging to the Twelve, whose cult has been known since the first centuries of Christianity, is St. John the Evangelist. In western tradition two feastdays are observed in his honor: the day of his birth into heaven, December 27, and the memorial of when he was given over to torture, May 6. Along with the biblical accounts, New Testament apocrypha played an important role in the formation of the cult of St. John. The biblical passages most often used in Mass formulas are the calling of St. John to be a fisher of men, his special relationship with Christ at the Last Supper, and the Mother of the Lord being entrusted into his care. In quoting his teaching, reference is often made to his proclamation of the Eternal Word, Who was with God from the beginning. A reading of the liturgical texts honoring St. John the Evangelist makes it possible to see this saint in the mystery of the Church as a model of union with Christ and with His Mother, and as an intercessor in the daily life of the faithful.
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