
Pope Francis Reflects on St. Peter as ‘Rock,’ ‘Stone,’ and ‘Pebble’ on June 29 Solemnity
God is the one who strengthens Peter, Paul, and all the saints with his grace and mercy, Pope Francis said.
God is the one who strengthens Peter, Paul, and all the saints with his grace and mercy, Pope Francis said.
COMMENTARY: Their shared date of martyrdom showed that the two apostles were born into eternal life on the same day and so are twins in eternity.
SAINTS & ART: Today’s saints are illustrated in art by Pietro Lorenzetti, a 14th-century painter from Siena
The Holy Father asked the faithful to consider: ‘In difficulties and trials, do I become discouraged, do I complain, or do I learn to make them an opportunity to grow in trust in the Lord? For he, in fact — as Paul writes to Timothy — delivers us from all evil and brings us safely to heaven.’
With a youth division, formation and service are central to this apostolate.
The Holy Father also spoke of the holy witness of Sts. Peter and Paul at his June 29 Angelus.
Pope Francis called them to be masters of prayer, masters of faith and men of witness, during the Mass for the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul in Rome.
Since 1983, the pope has bestowed the pallium to new archbishops at the Vatican on the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul.
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