Blessed Feast of Pentecost to everyone! Happy Birthday to the Church! Let's celebrate with one of the patrons of the Universal Church, St. Peter! (The other patron is St. Joseph, if your curious)Lived from ? to about 65AD
Hometown: Galilee
Feast Day: June 29th
What is there to not say about St. Peter? Leader of the 12 Apostles of Jesus, his occupations included being a fisherman and also being the very first pope of the Church. Originally named Simon, he was called by Jesus when fishing. He was told to follow Jesus and he would become a fisher of men. Peter was the one who answered for the apostles when Jesus asked them who they thought he was. Peter said he was Jesus was the Son of God, and at that point Simon's name was changed from Simon to Peter, meaning Rock in Aramaic. Jesus declared that on this rock he would build his church, and he did. Peter became the leader of the Church, the first pope, leading the church in Jerusalem and then traveling to Rome, where he was martyred with St. Paul by crucifixion, but on an upside down cross because he refused to be crucified in the same way that Christ was. There is a lot more to say on St. Peter, so for more information:
http://www.ewtn.com/library/MARY/PETER.htm
St. Peter, present at the very first Pentecost, intercede to the Holy Spirit for us, and may we use the Spirit to change the world like you did through the Universal Church. St. Peter pray for us and Veni Sancte Spiritus!
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