[Rank]
S. Joannis Apostoli et Evangelistae;;Duplex II Class cum octava simplici;;5.3;;ex C1

[Rank1960]
S. Joannis Apostoli et Evangelistae;;Duplex II class;;5;;ex C1

[Rule]
ex C1;
Psalmi Dominica
Antiphonas horas
9 lectiones

[Ant 1]
This is John * who leaned at supper on the bosom of the Lord. Blessed Apostle, to whom heavenly secrets were revealed.

[Versum 1]
V. Right worthy of honour is the blessed Apostle John.
R. Who leaned on the Lord's bosom at the Last Supper.

[Oratio]
Shine upon thy Church, O Lord, in thy goodness, that, enlightened by the teachings of Blessed John, thy Apostle and Evangelist, she may attain to everlasting gifts.
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[Lectio1]
Lesson from the first letter of St. John the Apostle
!1 John 1:1-5
1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the word of life:
2 For the life was manifested; and we have seen and do bear witness, and declare unto you the life eternal, which was with the Father, and hath appeared to us:
3 That which we have seen and have heard, we declare unto you, that you also may have fellowship with us, and our fellowship may be with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.
4 And these things we write to you, that you may rejoice, and your joy may be full.
5 And this is the declaration which we have heard from him, and declare unto you: That God is light, and in him there is no darkness.

[Responsory1]
R. Right worthy of honour is the blessed Apostle John, who leaned on the Lord's bosom at the Last Supper.
* To Him did Christ upon the Cross commit His mother, virgin to virgin.
V. The Lord chose him for his clean maidenhood, and loved him more than all the rest.
R. To him did Christ upon the Cross commit His mother, virgin to virgin.

[Lectio2]
!1 John 1:6-10
6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth.
7 But if we walk in the light, as he also is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just, to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all iniquity.
10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

[Responsory2]
R. This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things.
* And we know that his testimony is true.
V. He drank in the rivers of the Gospel from the Lord's Breast as from an holy fountain.
R. And we know that his testimony is true.

[Lectio3]
!1 John 2:1-5
1 My little children, these things I write to you, that you may not sin. But if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the just:
2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world.
3 And by this we know that we have known him, if we keep his commandments.
4 He who saith that he knoweth him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
5 But he that keepeth his word, in him in very deed the charity of God is perfected.

[Responsory3]
R. This is that most blessed Evangelist and Apostle John.
* Who was found worthy that the Lord should honour him more than all the rest, by a special privilege of love.
V. This is the disciple whom Jesus loved, which also leaned on the Lord's Breast at supper.
R. Who was found worthy that the Lord should honour him more than all the rest, by a special privilege of love.
&Gloria
R. Who was found worthy that the Lord should honour him more than all the rest, by a special privilege of love.

[Lectio4]
From the Book on Ecclesiastical writers, written by St. Jerome, Priest (at Bethlehem.) 
!Ch. 9
The Apostle John whom Jesus loved was a son of Zebedee, and brother of the Apostle James, who was beheaded by Herod soon after our Lord suffered. He was the last of the Evangelists to write his Gospel, which he published at the request of the Bishops of Asia, against Cerinthus and other heretics, and particularly against the then spreading doctrine of the Ebionites, who asserted that Christ had had no existence before Mary. It was therefore needful for the Evangelist to declare His Eternal and Divine Generation.

[Responsory4]
R. Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in My temple, saith the Lord,
* And I will write My name upon him, and the name of the city, which is New Jerusalem.
V. To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of My God.
R. And I will write My name upon him, and the name of the city, which is New Jerusalem.

[Lectio5]
In the fourteenth year after Nero, Domitian stirred up the second persecution, and John was exiled to the island of Patmos, where he wrote his Apocalypse, which hath been explained by Justin the Martyr and Irenaeus. When Domitian was killed, the Senate annulled all his acts, on account of his savage cruelty, and the Apostle returned to Ephesus, during the reign of Nerva. He remained at Ephesus until the time of Trajan, and founded and governed all the Churches of Asia. There, in an extreme old age, he died, in the sixty-eighth year after the Lord's passion, and was buried near the city.

[Responsory5]
R. Jesus loved him, because his singular gift of purity made him more worthy of love.
* He chose him for a virgin unto Himself, and he remaineth a virgin for ever.
V. At the end, when He was dying upon the Cross, to him did He commit His mother, maiden to maiden.
R. He chose him for a virgin unto Himself, and he remaineth a virgin for ever.

[Lectio6]
From the Commentary upon the Epistle to the Galatians, by the same author
!Book 3, Ch. 6
The Blessed Evangelist John lived at Ephesus down to an extreme old age, and, at length, when he was with difficulty carried to the Church, and was not able to exhort the congregation at length, he was used simply to say at each meeting, My little children, love one another. At last the disciples and brethren were weary with hearing these words continually, and asked him, Master, wherefore ever sayest thou this only? Whereto he replied to them, (worthy of John,) It is the commandment of the Lord, and if this only be done, it is enough.

[Responsory6]
R. In the midst of the congregation did the Lord open his mouth.
* And filled him with the spirit of wisdom and understanding.
V. He made him rich with joy and gladness.
R. And filled him with the spirit of wisdom and understanding.
&Gloria
R. And filled him with the spirit of wisdom and understanding.

[Lectio7]
From the Holy Gospel according to John
!John 21:19-24
In that time Jesus said to Peter: Follow me. Peter turning about, saw that disciple whom Jesus loved following. And so on.
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Homily on this passage by St. Augustine, Bishop (of Hippo,)
!124 on the Tract on John
The Church knoweth of two different lives which God hath revealed and blessed one is the life of faith, the other the life of knowledge one the life of this pilgrimage, the other the life of the eternal mansions; one the life of work, the other the life of rest one the life of the journey, the other the life of home; one the life of action, the other the life of contemplation. The one escheweth evil and doeth good; the other hath no evil to eschew, and only an exceeding good to enjoy. The one striveth with the enemy, the other hath no enemies, and reigneth.

[Responsory7]
R. In that day will I take thee, O My servant, and will make thee as a signet before Me.
* For I have chosen thee, saith the Lord.
V. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
R. For I have chosen thee, saith the Lord.

[Lectio8]
The one succoureth the needy; the other is where there are no needy to succour. The one forgiveth them that trespass against it, that its own trespasses may be forgiven; the other neither hath trespasses to forgive nor to be forgiven. The one is chastened with evil, lest it be exalted above measure by good; the other enjoyeth such a fulness of grace that it feeleth no evil, and cleaveth so firmly unto the Highest Good, that it hath no temptation to pride.

[Responsory8]
R. This is that John which leaned on the Lord's Breast at supper
* Even that blessed Apostle unto whom were made known the secret things of heaven.
V. He drank in the rivers of the Gospel from the Lord's Breast, as from an holy fountain.
R. Even that blessed Apostle unto whom were made known the secret things of heaven.
&Gloria
R. Even that blessed Apostle unto whom were made known the secret things of heaven.

[Lectio9]
Therefore the one is good, but still sorrowful; the other is better and perfectly blessed. And of these two lives there are types, of the one in the Apostle Peter, of the other in John. The one laboureth here even unto the end, and findeth its end hereafter; the other stretcheth out into the hereafter, and in eternity findeth no end. Therefore is it said unto the one, Follow Me; but of the other, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? Follow thou Me. What is the meaning of these words? who can know? who can understand? what is it? is it Follow thou Me, imitating Me in the bearing of earthly sorrow; let him tarry till I come again, bringing the everlasting reward?
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[Ant Laudes]
Right worthy of honour * is the blessed Apostle John, who leaned on the Lord's bosom at the Last Supper.
This is the disciple * which testifieth of these things, and we know that his testimony is true.
This is My disciple * if I will that he tarry till I come?
There be some standing here, * which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man in His kingdom.
Behold My servant, * whom I have chosen, I have put My spirit upon him.

[Capitulum Laudes]
!Sir 15:1-2
v. He that feareth God, will do good: and he that possesseth justice, shall lay hold on her, and she will meet him as an honourable mother.
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[Versum 2]
V. This is that disciple who giveth testimony of these things.
R. And we know that his testimony is true.

[Ant 2]
This is John * who leaned at supper on the bosom of the Lord. Blessed Apostle, to whom heavenly secrets were revealed.

[Lectio Prima]
!Sir 15:5
v. And in the midst of the church she shall open his mouth, and shall fill him with the spirit of wisdom and understanding, and shall clothe him with a robe of glory.

[Capitulum Tertia]
@:Capitulum Laudes

[Capitulum Sexta]
!Sir 15:3
v. With the bread of life and understanding, she shall feed him, and give him the water of wholesome wisdom to drink God, our Lord.
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[Ant 3]
A saying * went abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die; and Jesus did not say that he should not die, but so will I have him remain till I come.

[Octava 2]
!Commemoration of the Octave of St. John
Ant. This is John * who leaned at supper on the bosom of the Lord. Blessed Apostle, to whom heavenly secrets were revealed.
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V. This is that disciple who giveth testimony of these things.
R. And we know that his testimony is true.
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$Oremus
v. Lord, in thy goodness, shine upon thy Church, that, enlightened by the teachings of Blessed John, thy Apostle and Evangelist, she may attain to everlasting gifts.
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[Octava 3]
!Commemoration of the Octave of St. John
Ant. A saying went abroad * among the brethren, that that disciple should not die; and Jesus did not say that he should not die, but so will I have him remain till I come.
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V. Greatly to be honoured is blessed John.
R. Who leaned at supper on the bosom of the Lord.
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$Oremus
v. Lord, in thy goodness, shine upon thy Church, that, enlightened by the teachings of Blessed John, thy Apostle and Evangelist, she may attain to everlasting gifts.
$Per Dominum