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The apostle John must have been an impetuous young man. We glimpse what Jesus meant when he called Zebedee’s sons, “sons of thunder,” when they ask if they might call down fire from heaven on those who did not welcome their Lord (Lk 9:51-55). The brothers also ask – oblivious as to what they are asking – to sit at the Lord’s right ...
John the Apostle, also known as John the Divine and John the Son of Zebedee, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. Christian tradition identifies him with the authors of several New Testament works, including the Gospel of John . According to the New Testament, John came from a family of fisherman. He became part of the core group of three ...
Dec 28, 2019 · Vladimir Borovikovsky (1757–1825), “St. John the Evangelist”, ca. 1804-1809 (photo: Public Domain / Public Domain) Theresa Doyle-Nelson Blogs December 28, 2019
St. Luke is always represented by the calf or ox, the sacrificial animal, because his Gospel begins with the account of Zachary, the priest, the father of John the Baptist. He is called a painter by Nicephorus Callistus (fourteenth century), and by the Menology of Basil II, A.D. 980.
Oct 13, 2022 · 1. St. Luke expressed the need to tend to the soul as well as the body. Not only was St. Luke a writer of one of the four Gospels, he was also a physician. Scripture tells us that, after St. Paul’s conversion, Luke accompanied him as his physician; in fact, St. Paul called him “the beloved physician” (Col. 4:14) during Paul’s first ...
Apr 25, 2024 · St. John, the son of Zebedee and brother of St. James the Great, was called to be an Apostle by our Lord in the first year of His public ministry. He became the "beloved disciple" and the only one ...
Aug 26, 2016 · John reports that this expression was used by St. John the Baptist when he saw Our Lord approaching: “The next day, John [the Baptist] saw Jesus coming to him, and he saith: Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who taketh away the sin of the world” (John 1:29). And, also, “And beholding Jesus walking, he saith: Behold the Lamb of God ...
