1 John 1:1-4 / John 20:2-8
All the apostles went though persecution and martyrdom when they went forth to proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ.
St. John too had his share of sufferings and it was said that he was thrown into a pot of boiling oil but was unharmed.
Then he was exiled on the island of Patmos and tradition has it that he lived to a ripe old age and died a natural death.
The gospel and the letters are accredited to him, and there are two recurring themes.
One is that Jesus Christ is divine as well as human.
And the other is God is love and that Jesus Christ is the love of God made flesh.
That is the essential message of St. John’s gospel and the letters.
As we celebrate the feast of St. John, let us reflect and meditate on the Good News that he proclaimed.
May the Good News be made flesh in us and may our lives be the Good News that others will see and may them come to know and love Jesus.