Sunday 29th June 2008

Parish Missal Readings (Year 1) p 960 & Proper p 1118

First Reading Acts 12: 1-11
Tells of Peter’s spectacular and miraculous escape from prison.

Second Reading 2
Timothy 4: 6-8, 17-18
Paul was rejected, persecuted by enemies, betrayed by false friends. Looking back, he acknowledges that it was only with God’s help that he could have accomplished his ministry.

Gospel Matthew 16: 13-19
Jesus gives Peter a new name – The Rock – which would be the foundation of the Church. With it comes the authority to guide, to loose and to mend.