FEAST
of Sts PETER and PAUL*
June
29
"Keep close to the Catholic Church at all
times,
for the Church alone
can give you true peace,
since she alone possesses
Jesus,
the true Prince of Peace,
in the Blessed Sacrament."
St. Padre Pio of
Pietrelcina
Sts Peter and
Paul, pray for us!
*Sts Peter and Paul are the
principle pillars of the Church founded by Christ.
St Peter was chosen by Christ to be his
first Vicar on earth; he was endowed with powers of the keys of the kingdom of
heaven (Mt 16:13-19) and charged with the role of Shepherd of Christ's flock (Jn
21:15-17). In St. Peter and his successors, we have a visible sign of unity and
communion in faith and charity. Divine grace led St. Peter to profess Christ's
divinity. St. Peter suffered martyrdom by
crucifixion under Nero, in about the year 64 AD. He was buried at the hill of
the Vatican ; recent excavations have
revealed his tomb on the very site of St. Peter's
Basilica.
St Paul was chosen to form
part of the apostolic college by Christ himself on the road to Damascus (Acts 9:1-16).
Selected to bring Christ's name to all peoples (Acts 9:15), he is the greatest
missionary of all time, the advocate of pagans, the Apostle of the Gentiles. St.
Paul was beheaded in the Tre Fontane along the Via Ostiense and buried nearby,
on the site where the basilica bearing his name now stands.
Source: Daily Roman Missal, Edited by Rev. James Socías, Midwest
Theological Forum, Chicago ,
Illinois
©2003
ORDAINED to the Holy Priesthood of
Jesus Christ TODAY
Sunday, June 29, 2014
Oh, day of Love Divine, all
loves
excelling!
An Old German saying:
It is worth wearing out a pair of shoes
to walk
to receive a priest's First
Blessing!
Rev
Mr Dominic McGrattan ~
Diocese of Down and Dromore (Ireland)
St Patrick's Church
~ 3 PM Mass
Let us hold them in prayer and offer thanksgiving for their
'YES'!
"Called, consecrated, sent. This triple dimension explains and determines your conduct and
your lifestyle. You are 'set apart;' 'segregated,' but not 'separated.' What
would separate you, would be to forget or to overlook the meaning of the
consecration that characterizes your priesthood. To be but one more in
your profession, in your lifestyle, in your way of living,
in your political obligations, would not help you to fully carry out your
mission. You would betray your own faithful who want you to be priests through
and through." -
St John Paul
II(Valencia, Spain, November 8,
1982)
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