From Sinners to Saints: The Solemnity of Sts. Peter & Paul

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🗓️ 29 June 2021

⏱️ 31 minutes

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As we celebrate the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul on June 29, Fr. Peter Armenio shares a reflection on the heroic lives of these two great saints who accepted Christ’s invitation to repentance and fearlessly proclaimed the Kingdom of God. Their lives model for us a pathway of discipleship and illustrate the boundless love of God made known through the power of forgiveness. On this feast day, we pray for an increased trust in the Lord and the strength to fearlessly proclaim the faith in ou...

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0:00.0	In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, amen.
0:05.0	My Lord and my God, I firmly believe that you are here, that you see me, that you hear me.
0:17.0	I adore you with profound reverence.
0:27.8	I ask your pardon for my sins and the grace to make this time of prayer fruitful.
0:36.4	My Immaculate Mother St. Joseph, my father, and Lord, my guardian angel, and to seed for me.
0:42.1	June is fraught with wonderful solemnities that draw us into the heart of Christ.
0:46.8	And today we celebrate these two all-star saints
0:54.5	who set the pace
0:57.6	at the beginning of Christianity.
1:04.0	They were the Christian leaders
1:07.0	that entered into the pagan world of the ancient Roman Empire.
1:18.9	St. Peter, the first Pope, St. Paul, that special apostle to the Gentiles.
1:31.0	As St. Jose Maria says in his compilation of homilies, Christ is passing by.
1:42.3	Even to this day, St. Paul holds all of history in awe at what he accomplished
1:54.0	through his heroic self-giving to the Apostle of Jesus Christ.
2:02.9	As we speak to the Lord, as we invoke the Holy Spirit,
2:09.1	these solemnities that include mysteries of faith,
2:15.9	include our role models in discipleship.
2:21.7	We ask the Holy Spirit, what do you want us to see?
2:27.7	What can I bring to my daily life?
2:31.9	Perhaps it's the same resolutions we've been making. But grant us a conversion. We should be
2:40.7	in a constant state of conversion, but these special occasions, special feasts and solemnities
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