BLESSING OF SAINT JOHN WINE ATLANTA ARCHDIOCESE

RARE BLESSING OF SAINT JOHN WINE

Immediately following the last gospel of the 9:00 am mass on Saint John's Day ( December 27th 2025) at the parish of Saint Francis de Sales in Mableton, the priests will bless the wine of Saint John. Make sure your wine is placed before the altar of Saint Joseph prior to mass because the blessing is at the last gospel. 

HERE IS THE RITUAL SO YOU CAN FOLLOW ALONG

BLESSING OF WINE on the Feast of St. John, Apostle and Evangelist

At the end of the principal Mass on the feast of St. John, Apostle and Evangelist, after the last Gospel, the priest, retaining all vestments except the maniple, blesses wine brought by the people. This is done in memory and in honor of St. John, who drank without any ill effects the poisoned wine offered to him by his enemies.
P: Our help is in the name of the Lord.
All: Who made heaven and earth.
P: The Lord be with you.
All: May He also be with you.
Let us pray.
If it please you, Lord God, bless + and consecrate + this vessel of wine (or any other beverage) by the power of your right hand; and grant that, through the merits of St. John, apostle and evangelist, all your faithful who drink of it may find it a help and a protection. As the blessed John drank the poisoned potion without any ill effects, so may all who today drink the blessed wine in his honor be delivered from poisoning and similar harmful things. And as they offer themselves body and soul to you, may they obtain
pardon of all their sins; through Christ our Lord.
All: Amen.
Lord, bless + this creature drink, so that it may be a health- giving medicine to all who use it; and grant by your grace that all who taste of it may enjoy bodily and spiritual health in calling on your holy name; through Christ our Lord.
All: Amen.
May the blessing of almighty God, Father, Son, + and Holy Spirit, come on this wine (or any other beverage) and remain always.
All: Amen.
It is sprinkled with holy water. If the blessing is given privately outside of Mass, the priest is vested in surplice and stole and performs the ceremony as given above.

THIS IS THE RITUAL OF THE TOAST WITH THE WINE THIS EVENING

When the blessed wine is drunk on his Feast Day (Dec. 27), it occurs before dinner as a toast to St. John. The head of the household lifts a glass towards another and says, “I drink you the love of St. John.” Then the other person replies “I thank you for the Love of St. John” and then turns to the oldest person, lifts her glass, and says, “I drink you the love of St. John…” –and on it goes down the line until each has been toasted. 

For directions see www.fsspatl.com