Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles – Solemnity
First reading – Acts 12:1-11
‘The Lord really did send his angel and has saved me from Herod and from all that the Jewish people were so certain would happen to me.’ Today is the solemnity of great Apostles, Peter and Paul. They were so close to the revelation of Jesus Christ and transmitted the very essentials of our faith. The entire episode we read in the first reading is the example of how the salvation brought my Jesus Christ functions in our life. We are enchained by our sins as Peter was enchained. The reading says, “Then suddenly the angel of the Lord stood there, and the cell was filled with light”. Our salvation came as the light to our life and filled up our life. Then the “chains fell from his hands”. This is the effect of the salvation brought by Jesus Christ. We are saved from our sins, big or small. God is healing us from our sins. Our sins fell from our hands by the redemptive act of Jesus Christ. “They passed through two guard posts one after the other, and reached the iron gate leading to the city. This opened of its own accord; they went through it and had walked the whole length of one street when suddenly the angel left him”. The blood of Jesus Christ opens for us all the doors to the eternity. So, in this episode Peter becomes the model of each one of us. Let’s reflect: Am I recognizing the beauty of the freedom gained for me by the blood of Jesus Christ?
Thursday 29 June
