Saint John - The disciple whom Jesus loved

“The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light; on the inhabitants of a country in shadow dark as death light has blazed forth.” Isaiah 9:1

“This disciple is the one who vouches for these things and has written them down, and we know that his testimony is true.” John 21:24

Of the Twelve, one Apostle was unique in his confession of being 'the disciple Jesus whom loved.' For him, neither his name nor his ancestry mattered, only one thing mattered - his experience of being loved in a special way by Jesus. The beloved John received the Word into his heart, and so merited to rest his head on the Heart of Jesus, a privilege granted to no other disciple. From this Sacred Heart, he drew forth the most sublime mysteries ever to have flowed through the pen of man.