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Saint Peter and Saint Paul
Feast Day: June 29th
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SAINT PETER, Apostle,
the first patron of our parish, was Jesus’ choice to lead the
early Church and become the first pope. Peter left his trade of
fishing to become a "fisher of men." Every Catholic hears about
Peter many times throughout the liturgical year from the reading
of the Gospels and from the Acts of the Apostles. Matthew’s
Gospel gives him special status, and from Mark, who was probably
an interpreter for Peter in Rome, in his Gospel, Peter’s
preaching and lessons about Jesus can be learned. Luke reveals
more of St. Peter through Acts. He is the dominant figure among
all the disciples of Jesus in the New Testament.
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SAINT PAUL, the second
patron of our parish, is the pre-eminent "apostle to the
Gentiles" of the New Testament. The first Christians were all
missionaries, but Saint Paul had the zeal and eloquence that
took the pagans by storm with the baptism and teachings of Jesus
Christ. He received the name Saul from Jewish parents, who were
also Roman citizens in Tarsus in Asia Minor. He was a member of
the Pharisees, and he received not only a Jewish education but
also a Greek one. He was a student of Gamely about 30 A.D. in
Jerusalem, but had probably finished studies and returned home
by the time Christ began His public life. He was trained as well
in tent-making. More... |
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