--- title: "\"Little children, love one another\"" description: Fr. Willy Raymond, C.S.C., recounts a story of St. John the Evangelist that underscores the message of the Sunday Gospel. image: https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/st-john-evangelist-f.jpg --- [![catholic-mom-logo-v2](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/images/catholic-mom-logo-v2.svg "catholic-mom-logo-v2")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) [![search-icon](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/search-icon.svg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2019/05/19/little-children-love-one-another/#) # "Little children, love one another" May 19, 2019 11:00:38 AM  |  by [Father Willy Raymond, C.S.C.](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/father-willy-raymond-c-s-c) ![featured image](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/st-john-evangelist-f.jpg) [!["Little children, love one another" by Fr. Willy Raymond, CSC (CatholicMom.com)](http://catholicmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/st-john-evangelist.jpg)](http://catholicmom.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/st-john-evangelist.jpg) Максим Улитин [[CC BY 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], [via Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ialisos,_Greece_-_panoramio_(49).jpg)[/caption]There is a beautiful tradition about John the Beloved Disciple who may also have been John the Evangelist. He was the only one of the Apostles not to die a martyr’s death. He lived to a great old age. When he was very old, perhaps in his 90’s, he could no longer walk and old spoke sparingly. Young people would have to carry him into the assemble to celebrate the Lord’s Supper, The Supper of the Lamb. His simple, brief message to the community gathered in prayer was this: “Little children, love one another.” This Sunday’s Gospel underlines emphatically how important this new commandment was to our Blessed Lord and to the Apostles. May we all deepen our love for one another. *God bless,* *Fr. Willy* **Each weekday, the homily from Daily Mass at Holy Cross Family Ministries is shared online. [Visit Family Rosary: World at Prayer](https://blog.familyrosary.org/) and sign up to receive notifications of each day's homily.** --- *Copyright 2019 Fr. 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Raymond, C.S.C. (Father Willy), a native of Old Town, Maine, is the eighth of 12 children. He joined the Congregation of Holy Cross in 1964 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1971. He earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Stonehill College in 1967 and a master’s in Theology from the University of Notre Dame in 1971. He served in ministry at Stonehill College (1979-1992), Holy Cross leadership (1994-2000), National Director of Family Theater Productions, Hollywood (2000-2014), and President of Holy Cross Family Ministries (2014-2022). In addition to English, he is conversant in French and Spanish. He remains a diehard fan of the Boston Red Sox, even though he has served as Chaplain for the Los Angeles Dodgers. ## Related Blog Articles [ Witness the Mystery of the Passion of the Christ at Oberammergau Read ](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2019/04/28/witness-the-mystery-of-the-passion-of-the-christ-at-oberammergau/) [ From Fr. 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