Merciful Lord, we beseech thee to cast thy bright beams of light upon thy Church, that we, being illumined by the teaching of thine apostle and evangelist John, may so walk in the light of thy truth, that we may at length attain to the fullness of life everlasting; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
'The third day belongeth to St John,
Who was Christ's darling, dearer none.'The third day of Christmas is the feast of St John the Evangelist, shown here in the 10th century Benedictional of St Æthelwold, BL Add. 49598, f.19v. pic.twitter.com/rZuCSaLln5
— Rembrandt's R👀m 🖌 (@RembrandtsRoom) December 27, 2020