Feast Day for Sts. Peter and Paul, Apostles

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Readings: Mass during the Day: Acts 12:1-11; Psalm 34:2-9; 2 Timothy 4:6-8,17-18; Matthew 16:13-19.

Vigil Mass:

Acts 3:1-10;

Psalm 19:2-5;

Galatians 1:11-20;

John 21:15-19.

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. (2 Timothy 4:7)

Since at least the year 354, this day has been set aside to honor the apostles Peter and Paul. The memory of these great apostles and our reverence for the work of grace in their lives have pierced the hearts of the faithful ever since. Of all the men and women who have ever lived, these two were chosen to be the apostles to the Jews and the Gentiles.

In Peter we see a hot-tempered, unschooled fisherman who became a bold, self-controlled preacher and pastor. Peter was so transformed by the Spirit that he was able to sleep soundly in the face of death! Luke tells us of an…

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