Saint Jean l’Évangéliste (27 décembre)

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Le 27 décembre, le calendrier liturgique honore Saint Jean l’Évangéliste, l’un des douze apôtres et le disciple que Jésus aimait. Témoin privilégié de la vie du Christ, présent à la Cène, au pied de la Croix et au matin de la Résurrection, Saint Jean incarne la fidélité, la contemplation et l’amour sans compromis.   Auteur du quatrième Évangile, de trois épîtres et de l’Apocalypse, Saint Jean développe une théologie profonde centrée sur une vérité essentielle : Dieu est amour. Son Évangile, d’une densité spirituelle unique, révèle le mystère du Verbe fait chair et invite chaque croyant à demeurer dans la lumière.   Exilé sur l’île de Patmos, Saint Jean reçoit les visions de l’Apocalypse, message d’espérance pour l’Église persécutée et proclamation de la victoire finale du Christ sur le mal. Contrairement aux autres apôtres, il meurt très âgé, après une vie entièrement consacrée à l’annonce de l’Évangile.   Cette vidéo s’inscrit dans une dévotion quotidienne, pour mieux comprendre la figure de Saint Jean l’Évangéliste, sa mission, son message et sa place unique dans l’histoire chrétienne.   Lectures pour aller plus loin :  - "Saint Jean l'évangéliste" de Mauricette Vial-Andru : https://amzn.to/4pS3Tqp  - "L'Évangile de Jean" de Jean-Yves Leloup : https://amzn.to/4pTaYXH  - "L'évangile ésotérique de saint" de Paul Le Cour : https://amzn.to/3MMHbSd

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00:01Today, December 27, the church celebrates Saint John, called John the Evangelist or John the Apostle.

00:09On this day, the names Jean, Jeanne, Johanne, Yann, Johanne and their variants are also celebrated.

00:19This festival, situated at the heart of the Christmas season, honors one of Christ's closest witnesses.

00:25the one whom the gospel calls the disciple whom Jesus loved.

00:30Biography

00:31Saint John is one of the twelve apostles chosen by Jesus.

00:37Son of Zebedee and brother of James the Greater, he was a fisherman on the Sea of Galilee when he was called.

00:44According to tradition, John, at a very young age, was distinguished by his exceptional closeness to Christ.

00:51He is present during the most intimate and decisive moments of Jesus' life,

00:56the transfiguration,

00:58the agony in the garden of olive trees

01:00and especially the scene where he rests his head on the Lord's chest.

01:07At the foot of the cross,

01:08John is the only apostle who did not flee.

01:11Jesus then entrusted his mother to him, Mary, here is your mother.

01:18With these words, John becomes the guardian of the Virgin and, symbolically, the spiritual son of Mary for the whole Church.

01:26This episode is at the heart of the tradition that sees John as the apostle of faithful love.

01:33remaining until the very end when all seems lost.

01:38After the resurrection and Pentecost, John fervently proclaims the Gospel.

01:43Tradition holds that he lived a long life, unlike the other apostles.

01:48and that he exercised his ministry mainly in Asia Minor, particularly in Ephesus.

01:53There he wrote the Gospel that bears his name, as well as three epistles,

01:59marked by a profound and luminous theology.

02:04God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God.

02:10John is also the author of the Book of Revelation, written during his exile on the island of Patmos.

02:17This book, often feared, is above all a message of hope.

02:22Despite the trials, Christ is victorious.

02:27and human history is oriented towards the light.

02:31Saint John thus appears as the theologian of contemplation,

02:35he who penetrates the mystery of the Word made flesh

02:38and conveys it with a unique depth.

02:42According to tradition, John died peacefully at a very old age.

02:48making him the only apostle who was not a martyr in the strict sense.

02:54Its symbol is the eagle soaring high in the sky,

02:58an image of his spiritual thought capable of probing divine mysteries.

03:03Traditional prayer to Saint John the Evangelist

03:08Saint John, beloved apostle of the Lord,

03:13you who rested on the heart of Jesus

03:15and welcomed Mary as a mother.

03:19teach us to remain in faithful love.

03:22Grant us a pure heart,

03:25capable of recognizing the Word made flesh

03:27in our ordinary lives.

03:29Help us to remain strong in this ordeal,

03:34never flee the cross

03:35and to believe that light triumphs over darkness.

03:41Saint John the Evangelist

03:42intercede for us with Christ

03:45so that we may remain in truth and in love.

03:50Amen.

03:59Subtitling by Radio-Canada

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