{"id":1588,"date":"2017-06-29T01:00:32","date_gmt":"2017-06-29T05:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/?p=1588"},"modified":"2026-07-05T15:59:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T19:59:28","slug":"feast-of-saints-peter-and-paul-june-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/feast-of-saints-peter-and-paul-june-29","title":{"rendered":"Feast of Saints Peter and Paul (June 29)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">\u201cBoth apostles share the same feast day, for these two were one; and even though they suffered on different days, they were as one. Peter went first, and Paul followed. And so we celebrate this day made holy for us by the apostles\u2019 blood. Let us embrace what they believed, their life, their labors, their sufferings, their preaching, and their confession of faith.\u201d\u00a0 &#8211; St Augustine<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Prayer &#8211; <span style=\"color: #444444;\">Father in heaven,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #444444;\">the light of your revelation brought Peter and Paul<\/span><br style=\"color: #444444;\" \/><span style=\"color: #444444;\">the gift of faith in Jesus your Son.<\/span><br style=\"color: #444444;\" \/><span style=\"color: #444444;\">Through their prayers<\/span><br style=\"color: #444444;\" \/><span style=\"color: #444444;\">may we always give thanks for your life<\/span><br style=\"color: #444444;\" \/><span style=\"color: #444444;\">given us in Christ Jesus,<\/span><br style=\"color: #444444;\" \/><span style=\"color: #444444;\">and for having been enriched by him<\/span><br style=\"color: #444444;\" \/><span style=\"color: #444444;\">in all knowledge and love.<\/span><br style=\"color: #444444;\" \/><span style=\"color: #444444;\">Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,<\/span><br style=\"color: #444444;\" \/><span style=\"color: #444444;\">who lives and reigns with you<\/span><br style=\"color: #444444;\" \/><span style=\"color: #444444;\">in the unity of the Holy Spirit,<\/span><br style=\"color: #444444;\" \/><span style=\"color: #444444;\">one God, for ever and ever.<\/span><br style=\"color: #444444;\" \/><span style=\"color: #444444;\">Amen.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cBoth apostles share the same feast day, for these two were one; and even though they suffered on different days, they were as one. 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