St. John the Evangelist at Patmos

Friday, December 27, 2019

The Third Day of Christmas

Season

Christmastide

Observation – Anglican Communion, Lutheran, Methodist, Roman Catholic

Daily Readings

Revised Common Lectionary – Psalm 148; Proverbs 8:22-31; 1 John 5:1-12

Roman Catholic Lectionary – 1 John 1:1-4; Psalm 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12; John 20:1A AND 2-8

Daily Office Readings from the Liturgy of the Hours – John 1:1-2:3; Writing of Augustine on the First Letter of St. John

Christian Example – Apostle and Evangelist St. John

Recognized – All Christian Denominations, Islam

On this day it is customary to drink a glass of wine to St. John’s love.

ArtSt. John the Evangelist on Patmos, Tobias Verhaechts, 16c.