O God, who through the blessed Apostle John have unlocked for us the secrets of your Word, grant, we pray, that we may grasp with proper understanding what he has so marvelously brought to our ears. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.
(Collect for December 27, Feast of Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist)
Image: Saint John the Evangelist by Domenichino (1620s).
O God,