The Glorious Man
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| Sint Peter and Paul, picture from here |
Today,
we celebrate the Solemnity of
Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles. I have the different experiences today. Like I
do every Sunday, I follow the mass at the Saint Christina Church, but today I
celebrate in our Sanctuary together our confreres and the flock. I am happily
celebrating this mass in this place. I remember one moment when I followed the
mass here, but I do not remember how it is because I follow it about 8 months
ago.
Saints Peter
and Paul are two great apostles. Peter is an angler and Paul is an intellectual
man. They are contrasting but they are also the follower of Jesus. In addition,
they were the martyrs. Peter is a simple man that becomes a great man. He believed
in Jesus and said, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God".
Jesus then blessed Peter. Peter is the name are given of Jesus. As we read in
the gospel today, "I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I
will build my Church, and
the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. I will give you the
keys to the Kingdom of heaven." (Full
text reads at Mt 16:13-19).
The
original name of Peter is Simon, Simon is the son of Jonah. Peter in Italian
language is Pietro. Enzo Bianchi, the great Italian author said that Pietro da Pietra e non è
Pietra da Pietro, the name 'Peter' comes from 'pietra'/the rock and it is
not the rock from Piter. Yes, Peter is the rock. Jesus trust in
Peter and Piter becomes the first leader of the Church. Peter is also one of
the first’s apostles.
Paul is also
a great apostle. He preach the gospel to the people of many cultures. We know
he has written many books. We can say that Paul is a new Peter. It means Paul continues
the task of Peter. We can learn more from these apostles.
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| Sint Peter, picture from Groenling |
I remember
the last Sunday (June 22); we celebrated the Solemnity of the Most Holy
Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) at our home in Ravenna. This feast is
one of the important feast of the Roman Catholic Church. Jesus constituted the Eucharist
at this feast. He gives his body and his blood for us. Jesus loves us. We
receive this loves every day. Moreover, I am happy when at the Monday morning
(June 23), we went to The Republic of San Marino. It is a small country in
Italian country, like the Vatican City. Nevertheless, San Marino bigger than
The Vatican City.
I am happy
writing this article today and I want to share for you, the readers my
experience at two last weeks. Happy Sunday.
Gordi
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