Feast Day: December 27Patronage: Love, loyalty, authors, and friendshipsSymbol: Eagle (a representation of his Gospel) Early Life and CallSt. John

In the Spirit of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist As we commemorate the Feast of St. John the Apostle

Ante Missam IntroitusEccli 15:5In médio Ecclésiæ apéruit os eius: et implévit eum Dóminus spíritu sapiéntiæ et intelléctus: stolam glóriæ índuit

St. Stephen, honored as the Protomartyr of the Church, occupies a preeminent place in the liturgical calendar. His feast is

“And they cast him out of the city and stoned him; and the witnesses laid down their garments at the

Ante Missam IntroitusPs 118:23; 118:86; 118:23Sedérunt príncipes, et advérsum me loquebántur: et iníqui persecúti sunt me: ádiuva me, Dómine, Deus