That You Too May Have Fellowship With Us

Beloved:
What was from the beginning,
what we have heard,
what we have seen with our eyes,
what we looked upon
and touched with our hands
concerns the Word of life --
for the life was made visible;
we have seen it and testify to it
and proclaim to you the eternal life
that was with the Father and was made visible to us?
what we have seen and heard
we proclaim now to you,
so that you too may have fellowship with us;
for our fellowship is with the Father
and with his Son, Jesus Christ.
We are writing this so that our joy may be complete.

            1 John 1: 1-4

This is the first reading for Mass today, on the Feast of St. John, Apostle and Evangelist. St. John was beloved by our Lord Jesus Christ, and as an evangelist he spread that love through God’s Word and throughout the Church.

St. John, who saw the Son of God and believed, pray for us!