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June 29 Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles. CCTNTV Apostles († 67) This feast day commemorates the martyrdom of the two great Apostles, assigned by tradition to the same day of June in the year 67. They …More
June 29 Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles.

CCTNTV Apostles († 67) This feast day commemorates the martyrdom of the two great Apostles, assigned by tradition to the same day of June in the year 67. They had been imprisoned in the famous Mamertine Prison of Rome and both had foreseen their approaching death. Saint Peter was crucified; Saint Paul, a Roman citizen, was slain by the sword. Tomorrow the Church commemorates the Apostle of the Gentiles; today is dedicated primarily to Saint Peter.
The Chief of the Apostles was a native of Galilee like Our Lord. As he was fishing on its large lake he was called by Our Lord to be one of His apostles. Peter was poor and unlearned, but candid, eager, and loving. In his heart, first of all, his conviction grew, and then from his lips came the spontaneous confession: Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God! Our Lord chose him and prepared him to be the Rock on which He would build His Church, His Vicar on earth, the Head and Prince of His Apostles, the center and indispensable bond of the Church's unity, the unique channel of all spiritual powers, the guardian and unerring teacher of His truth.
All Scripture is alive with Saint Peter; his name appears no fewer than 160 times in the New Testament. But it is after Pentecost that he stands out in the full grandeur of his office. He sees to the replacement of the fallen disciple; he admits the Jews by thousands into the fold and in the person of Cornelius, opens it to the Gentiles; he founds and for a time rules the Church at Antioch.
Ten years after the Ascension Saint Peter transferred his apostolic capital to Rome, going in person to the center of the majestic Roman Empire, where were gathered the glories and riches of the earth, along with all the powers of evil. From there he sent Saint Mark, his valued secretary, to establish the Church of Alexandria in Egypt. In Rome Saint Peter's Chair was placed; there for twenty-five years he labored at building up the great Roman Church. He was crucified by order of Nero and buried on the Vatican Hill, where now the Basilica stands which bears his name.

Reflection. Saint Peter is the author of two profoundly doctrinal epistles. He still lives on in his successors who maintain the same holy and immutable doctrine; he still rules and feeds the flock committed to him. The reality of our devotion to him is the surest test of the purity of our faith.

Les Petits Bollandistes: Vies des Saints, by Msgr. Paul Guérin (Bloud et Barral: Paris, 1882), Vol. 7; Little Pictorial Lives of the Saints, a compilation based on Butler's Lives of the Saints, and other sources by John Gilmary Shea (Benziger Brothers: New York, 1894).
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ZWEITE Lesung
Gal 1, 11-20

Gott hat mich schon im Mutterleib auserwählt und durch seine Gnade berufen
Lesung aus dem Brief an die Galater
11Ich erkläre euch, Brüder: Das Evangelium, das ich verkündigt habe, stammt nicht von Menschen;
12ich habe es ja nicht von einem Menschen übernommen oder gelernt, sondern durch die Offenbarung Jesu Christi empfangen.
13Ihr habt doch gehört, wie ich früher als …
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ZWEITE Lesung
Gal 1, 11-20

Gott hat mich schon im Mutterleib auserwählt und durch seine Gnade berufen

Lesung aus dem Brief an die Galater

11Ich erkläre euch, Brüder: Das Evangelium, das ich verkündigt habe, stammt nicht von Menschen;

12ich habe es ja nicht von einem Menschen übernommen oder gelernt, sondern durch die Offenbarung Jesu Christi empfangen.

13Ihr habt doch gehört, wie ich früher als gesetzestreuer Jude gelebt habe, und wisst, wie maßlos ich die Kirche Gottes verfolgte und zu vernichten suchte.

14In der Treue zum jüdischen Gesetz übertraf ich die meisten Altersgenossen in meinem Volk, und mit dem größten Eifer setzte ich mich für die Überlieferungen meiner Väter ein.

15Als aber Gott, der mich schon im Mutterleib auserwählt und durch seine Gnade berufen hat, mir in seiner Güte

16seinen Sohn offenbarte, damit ich ihn unter den Heiden verkündige, da zog ich keinen Menschen zu Rate;

17ich ging auch nicht sogleich nach Jerusalem hinauf zu denen, die vor mir Apostel waren, sondern zog nach Arabien und kehrte dann wieder nach Damaskus zurück.

18Drei Jahre später ging ich nach Jerusalem hinauf, um Kephas kennen zu lernen, und blieb fünfzehn Tage bei ihm.

19Von den anderen Aposteln habe ich keinen gesehen, nur Jakobus, den Bruder des Herrn.

20Was ich euch hier schreibe - Gott weiß, dass ich nicht lüge.
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✍️ Saint Peter and Saint Paul, apostles - Solemnity
Acts of the Apostles 12:1-11.

In those days, King Herod laid hands upon some members of the Church to harm them.
He had James, the brother of John, killed by the sword,
and when he saw that this was pleasing to the Jews he proceeded to arrest Peter also. (It was (the) feast of Unleavened Bread.)
He had him taken into custody and put in prison …More
✍️ Saint Peter and Saint Paul, apostles - Solemnity

Acts of the Apostles 12:1-11.

In those days, King Herod laid hands upon some members of the Church to harm them.
He had James, the brother of John, killed by the sword,
and when he saw that this was pleasing to the Jews he proceeded to arrest Peter also. (It was (the) feast of Unleavened Bread.)
He had him taken into custody and put in prison under the guard of four squads of four soldiers each. He intended to bring him before the people after Passover.
Peter thus was being kept in prison, but prayer by the church was fervently being made to God on his behalf.
On the very night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter, secured by double chains, was sleeping between two soldiers, while outside the door guards kept watch on the prison.
Suddenly the angel of the Lord stood by him and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and awakened him, saying, "Get up quickly." The chains fell from his wrists.
The angel said to him, "Put on your belt and your sandals." He did so. Then he said to him, "Put on your cloak and follow me."
So he followed him out, not realizing that what was happening through the angel was real; he thought he was seeing a vision.
They passed the first guard, then the second, and came to the iron gate leading out to the city, which opened for them by itself. They emerged and made their way down an alley, and suddenly the angel left him.
Then Peter recovered his senses and said, "Now I know for certain that (the) Lord sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people had been expecting."

Psalms 34(33):2-3.4-5.6-7.8-9.
I will bless the LORD at all times;
his praise shall be ever in my mouth.
Let my soul glory in the LORD;
the lowly will hear me and be glad.

Glorify the LORD with me,
let us together extol his name.
I sought the LORD, and he answered me
and delivered me from all my fears.

Look to him that you may be radiant with joy,
and your faces may not blush with shame.
When the poor one called out, the LORD heard,
and from all his distress he saved him.

The angel of the LORD encamps
around those who fear him, and delivers them.
Taste and see how good the LORD is;
blessed the man who takes refuge in him.

Second Letter to Timothy 4:6-8.17-18.
I, Paul, am already being poured out like a libation, and the time of my departure is at hand.
I have competed well; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith.
From now on the crown of righteousness awaits me, which the Lord, the just judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me, but to all who have longed for his appearance.
But the Lord stood by me and gave me strength, so that through me the proclamation might be completed and all the Gentiles might hear it. And I was rescued from the lion's mouth.
The Lord will rescue me from every evil threat and will bring me safe to his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory forever and ever. Amen.

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 16:13-19.
Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi and he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”
They replied, "Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets."
He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?"
Simon Peter said in reply, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God."
Jesus said to him in reply, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father.
And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it.
I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."

Commentary of the day : Saint Leo the Great
“When you are older … another will … carry you off against your will” (Jn 21:18)

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