COMMENTARY
Sts. Peter and Paul
29 June 2026
Reading 1: Acts 12: 1–11
The Jerusalem Church Is Miraculously Protected
“Quick, get up!” he said, and the chains fell off Peter’s wrists.
Reading 2: 2 Timothy 4: 6–8, 17–18
The Triumphant Testimony and the Final Farewell of Paul
"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith."
Gospel: Mathew 16: 13–19
The Messiah’s Dramatic Revelation of Himself and His Church: Peter’s Great Confession
Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
Sts. Peter and Palul