Antiphon in Honor of Our Father Saint John

O shining star of the Church, who reflect the Father's light by revealing to us the mystery of the Word, eternal fruit of His bosom, source of all life and of all truth. O beloved disciple of the Word made flesh, who at the Last Supper rested your head upon His heart, drawing the secrets of the Father's beloved Son and of the Savior of all. O beloved Son of Mary, who at the Cross received the treasure of the heart of Jesus Crucified, thus becoming the witness of His wounded heart: we beseech you; despite our unworthiness, our weaknesses, our infidelities; be our Father, that we may be true sons of the Father, living by His light and by the ardor of the wounded heart of the Agapetos, under the life-giving guidance of the Spirit, in Mary Mother of Jesus and our Mother.