Saint John the Evangelist
John is the evangelist of the Word and the vision, the disciple whom Jesus loved, and the author to whom the fourth gospel and the Apocalypse are traditionally ascribed. A cup of poisoned wine is one of his attributes: the poison leaves it unharmed.
A saint, not a deity.
Offerings
- Offerings
- BreadWineA pen
Practice
- Invocation Approach
- ToneQuiet and clearAddressSaint JohnThe EvangelistRelationshipThe one who wrote it down
- Modern Practice
Worked with for a thing that has to be written down truly, and for fidelity over a long friendship. The offering is a pen and a page.
Nature and meaning
- Domain
- WritingVisionFidelityThe wordPoison
- Mythology Summary
John is the evangelist of the Word and the vision, the disciple whom Jesus loved, and the author to whom the fourth gospel and the Apocalypse are traditionally ascribed. A cup of poisoned wine is one of his attributes: the poison leaves it unharmed.
Details
- Feast Day
- December 27
- Patronage
- WritersTheologiansFidelityPoisonFriendship
- Correspondences
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