What about him?

Why was John the only disciple who stood at the foot of the cross with Mary the mother of Jesus? Why was John the one who Jesus gave to Mary and Mary to him even while the Lord was in horrible agony on the cross? Why was John the one who leaned against Jesus' breast when He instituted the Eucharist? Why was John the one of whom Peter asked, "What about him?", that morning by the sea of Galilee after Jesus had made breakfast? John wrote in his epistle, "God is love". John saw Jesus with eyes of deep and personal longing. He wrote chapter 6 of his gospel so no one would ever forget our "Real Food and Real Drink" for the journey. He called himself, "the disciple whom Jesus loved".  Historians and theologians call St.John the first mystic. He defines for all of the Church the meaning of relationship with God's Son and with Mary our mother. On the island of Patmos in his lonely exile he had a vision. Once again, he saw his Beloved, the wounded yet victorious Lamb, reigning over Heaven and earth. He saw his friend and Lord coming again, and once again, he loved Him. St. John, pray for us.
 
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