In the window of Saint John, we see the Evangelist depicted without a beard and holding a chalice. John is traditionally rendered as a fresh-faced youth because he was the youngest of the Apostles. This youthful appearance also corresponds to John’s description of himself as the “beloved disciple.” Like a child, John reclined next to Jesus at the Last Supper. With childlike trust, he stood at the foot of the Cross and accepted Mary as his mother on behalf of all humanity. John holds a chalice for two possible reasons. The most obvious is to represent the priesthood and the Eucharist. In John 6, Jesus makes explicit statements about the Eucharist which comprise the most important apologetic evidence for the Real Presence in the Blessed Sacrament. “Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you.” (6:53) John also holds the chalice in reference to the story from his time in Ephesus. John was given a poisoned chalice to drink, but when he blessed the chalice, the poison exited in the form of a snake (which is visible in red in this window.) John is the only Apostle not to have died as a martyr.