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title: "St. John the Apostle: Feast Day December 27 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-john-the-apostle/
description: "St. John the Apostle, Apostle and Evangelist, patron of theologians, writers, and friendship. Feast day December 27, died c. 100. Read their life in Bless."
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Apostle and Evangelist · Feast day December 27

# St. John the Apostle

The feast day of St. John the Apostle is December 27, a feast in the US Catholic calendar. Traditionally invoked as patron of theologians, writers, and friendship.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Feast day | [December 27](https://blessbible.app/saints/december/#27) |
| In the US calendar | Feast |
| Title | Apostle and Evangelist |
| Died | c. 100 |
| Patron of | [theologians](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#theologians), [writers](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#writers), [friendship](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#friendship) |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Sunday, December 27, 2026](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-john-the-apostle/#calendar) |

## Life

The fisherman son of Zebedee, the disciple whom Jesus loved: he leaned on the Lord’s breast at supper, stood alone of the Twelve at the Cross, received the Mother, and outran Peter to the empty tomb. To the Church he left the fourth Gospel, three letters, and the Apocalypse — and, grown old at Ephesus, one repeated sermon, that his little children love one another.

## Patron of

Tradition invokes St. John the Apostle as patron of theologians, writers, and friendship.

[Theologians](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#theologians) [Writers](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#writers) [Friendship](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#friendship)

### Saints with the same patronage

- [St. Augustine of Hippo](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-augustine-of-hippo/) theologians · August 28
- [St. Francis de Sales](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-francis-de-sales/) writers · January 24
- [St. Paul](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-paul/) writers · June 29

Patronages are traditional, not an official list. [All patron saints in Bless, A to Z](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/).

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. John the Apostle. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Sunday, December 27, 2026](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2026/12/27/) | The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph | White | Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14 · Psalm 128:1-2, 3, 4-5 · Colossians 3:12-21 · Colossians 3:15a, 16a · Luke 2:22-40 |
| [Monday, December 27, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/12/27/) | St. John, Apostle and Evangelist (Feast) | White | 1 John 1:1-4 · Psalm 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12 · John 20:1a and 2-8 |
| [Wednesday, December 27, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/12/27/) | St. John, Apostle and Evangelist (Feast) | White | 1 John 1:1-4 · Psalm 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12 · John 20:1a and 2-8 |

Readings

Reading citations through May 31, 2027 are as published in the USCCB liturgical calendar. Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[December 26 St. Stephen](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-stephen/) [December 28 The Holy Innocents](https://blessbible.app/saints/the-holy-innocents/)

[All the saints of December](https://blessbible.app/saints/december/) [Born on December 27?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#12-27) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. John the Apostle

Feast day December 27

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-john-the-apostle/#life)
2. [Patron of](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-john-the-apostle/#patron)
3. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-john-the-apostle/#calendar)

In the app

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