Sts Peter and Paul

Today, we celebrate two great persons in the history of the Catholic Church – Peter and Paul. They are the founders and the beginners of the Universal Church.

They are the solid rock on which the Church is built. They are at the origin of faith in Christ and its Church. They will forever remain as examples for us. To them the Church owes true greatness because they were sanctified by their martyrdoms.

They too were persecuted. Peter was crucified upside down in Rome. He did not feel worthy to be crucified right side up like His Master. Whereas Paul was beheaded on the spot where his Cathedral stands today in Rome.

Peter makes his great confession of faith; “You are the Christ, the son of the living God.” It was one of the glorious moments in Peter’s life, beginning with the day he was called to become fisher of men for Christ.

Paul’s central conviction was simple – “only God can save humanity”. Paul’s experience of the Risen Lord on the road to Damascus made him once of the most Zealous, dynamic and courageous, and ambassador of Christ. The dying Christ was in Him and the living Christ was his life.

Who Is Jesus for Me?

As a member of the Church, we know who Jesus is. We profess our faith in him each Sunday as we recite the Nicene Creed. We share our faith with the rest of the Church. 

Do I live my faith in Jesus in my daily life? Jesus is asking me, “Who do you say that I am?” Today, the Church wants me to live my faith and to love my faith as an expression of my personal relationship with Him.