St Peter, a painting from my brother's collection
St Peter was one of the privileged three who were close to Jesus on various occasions, along with John and James. He was the first apostle to perform a miracle, and we admire the triple affirmation of faith to erase completely the triple denial during Christ’s passion. He was chosen to be the first Pope of the Church realizing that Jesus saw something special in him - not John who remained faithful till the end, who wrote a beautiful Gospel, but Peter - the rough and tough type, the weakling who became the rock.
Emvin Cremona - St Paul's panel from 1960 centennial
St Paul on the other hand made his turnaround
quickly and in a determined way. From being so helpless at his conversion, to
becoming a strong powerful spokesperson for Christ, travelling hundreds of
miles, on foot, by boat, probably on horseback, writing prolifically his
letters to communities he had previously visited. Then he was sent to Rome to
be tried as a Roman citizen, only to have his ship wrecked on my homeland Malta
(Acts chapters 27-28). Let us remember today the dominant image these two apostles
represent in our church....Peter, the rock, the foundation, and Paul, the
messenger par excellence of Jesus.
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