OUR arriied {irst. But he u,aitecl peter PATRON SAINTS for St. to conle up. arrti lirlloxed hirn in: ,.ancl he sax, aJ believeil,, that Christ n.as indeecl risen. A [sl. dar.s lut.. J".u. ,n"ni_ iested Hinsel{ for the tbircl tirire. St. ;, il -.ea of Galilee" rhe Evangelist and rralked along the John sh,,r.s 61r..11,,n1r,f'Sr. peter. ab.ut the sinceritr oI his l,,re. Eia\e'bi,,, .;;;;'.,f His Church. and fr_rretolcl his n,6111 1,1,1p1. petei St. J,,hn the Er.angelist. tli..tinguishecl ,,disciple St. seeing St. John as the rralking behirrcl him and ryhorn Jesus lor.ed', and heirrg solicitur. ,o. his friend. often i,., Englant{. as irr askecl Je,"us. ,.Lorcl. the Greek,.. ..the "rll",l lhat shallihi. ,r*. [Jivine', ri.e. the i"i," And .f esus (,alilean. Th""lr;.;;I. ;".'" .eplied. "If I *.ill ha'e hi,r lhe.un ,,f Zeheciee re,rain tiil I'.u.,,". rrhat is ard Sai,,,n.. ,,ili" ,,,.,*i., to thee? Follorr, it ,,{ St. thr)u 1116.,, It is therefor.e not Jarnes the Greater. another o{ the Apostles. that surprising He it rvas runroreci alnong the brethren rras engaged in fishing rvith his father that John shouli,l ancl Lrrother. He not clie- a runlorrrhich he and his brother w.ere r.alled himself ,li.;;. of br point- t. be apostle. as ther. ,r,ere ing out mendiug that C)ur Lord dicl ,ut .ur- il[*.hall their nets on the sea .f Galilee. .:;;; ;;;.; not cl;e.., Jesus had called peter ancl Andre*. Our Lord gare thenr the nick-nanre .,.,,r". {fter Christ,s Ascensiorr of Boanerge." of thurrder... u.e {ind these sanre rrhether as a tu,o co,rnendatio, or ;" ,f s.me to rhe Tenrple antl ,r.,i.""ulo,r.l, lence o{ terlperament """;;;; 'io- rngLll:*,"..g"1"g:1l a cripl_,Ie. l,"ol_ tLur.r 9:54t is not c,lear. Ther ,r,"." i,rp.i.onecl" but .l,,hrr '0U,,.,,.1.St. rrith ,=i";.J ;; is said 1,., lrare heen tho , uung"=t arr order no nrore to preach ,,-r" Christ. to nhich thev and outliveci the others" "i being ihe oilr" orr" rvho did not die a nrartrr's death. In the gospel i LJl'ilo,,;,",iil:"J ;:,1.,,1, ,rir.t ir. $,r()te he re- *io l, n in :l f*: lers to hinrself ..the F.r rre cannor i_T, ; l.ith a proucl hurnilitl as disciple bur speak ,,f ,,.hut' .,; u,hcun heard.-" ;;r" seen anrl Jesus loved.,,",.,.1 i, i.,,t.u. tAcrs 4:19_20t T}ren iiur*ir. u,as one o{ ther. u"." ..rt bt the those *h. had a pri'ileged .llrer ap,,slles lrr (.unfit.ur position. Or.'i..a had hinr tl,".r,,r".t. rri,.n ,n";;"",,; pre-sent rr-ith Peter and Philip hacl ,.raae in Janres at His transfiguration anrl Sanraria. Wh";, .i,.';;;i aSoni in Jerusalenr :;,;':ri: the garden: and He.fr"*"i-S, aft:r his crolversr.or_r he addressetl 1,1tnstan(,es lis John other. ,.seemecl hinrsell to of kindness and affection th.se uho to be pillars". abor,e the rest. sri cl.rieflr. that it nas nr_rt .larnes. peter "iil';;rrr..h. r.ithorrt human o""".iu, th-at ancl Johrr. ,"t,. ,,,_il.rire-i'nr. asked his uxrther nrissi.n the Lorcl that her trvt.r..rr, arDong the Gentiles. ancl about th. uu.,,., that tirne Si. ;"f.,, assjsterl His right hancl and the "r,gir-_.lt at the c.uncil otl.rel on His f"?, i,-r Ui. kingdonr. which the aposiles h"LJ-;; j".r.ot",rI. p"r- .lohn l'as chosen with peter,. haPs. too. it *as soon u" i*'ri" ur._l p..- after this ,h", j.;;-;f,'u"]".-url" pate f,,r-tlt. l3s1 ftir Asia "Llu1,,, er. and at that "ia, llirror. N. tloubt ,l_^ r.,._.^-. r r supper. he lean..l on h" ,r;.-;;;;,,,t'if at ti. .leurh r,,r Ircd\r rrr JaSUs. as r\:e ,,1 th" Ble..crl Virgirr see hirn so often ltir:tured. antl Var.r. rr t,",f.,.1 ,r,",,",r",rr,11,1,1 elir:iterl ir.,,,r Hi.r. at.St. peter,s Je, u.u1"r,, ,,. ltph*u., r,.;,;;;;;*: rr_h, ir *as St. Irenaeus sa.rs that he hetrar Hinr. at the last-nanreti settlerl r, i. i".,".111,'i"ri",.".1 citr after thr ,r",,rr]j,,,,r",_,f peter. uel.f.rl \\.r- :1,.:1, Ilr:rt '.,,Il1a1.di-,.iple..r,h,, rt,ur a.ct SS. rra. krr,,rrrr Paut. but ho*, s,,,,n a1igr. lo llrr lrigir ,;-,.';;;;;;".ihie r. relr" Ir'iest air,i r'enr jn ,,itli T-here is a tr.arlitr.o, that J."us ,;. .,,;;; ,{ Caiphas tlur.irrg t,-,",."i*lr'", llrrrritian iearinr >t. Peter. at the outer ", he *as taken tri Ror.e. .l ,1,,,r..- Hl'nlnn. ,rI rh" *.}ere a, atter,pt--;;;r,;;;r,, ,,, ;rr, ;,illl i:l ,, rhe foor,rf rhe c,r.,ss,riJ,viu., rl.,th *-as r.iracu [.uslr frustrared- "lill,il:. I,] anct rht, * as rh* ,,rrrrl .r.,.: rl \\(,nrelt. la.l ,,l 1l1s l,'el\r. (,o,..u,.. ';'j ait(l relcited tir.. .ul,lir,,_ ,.1,O,"" , rr,,,,r ., .,-., t, (tllr , r the ,,r his r rrrrther ol his Retlee,,r".. .::iir;;;,rr. rueitr i1'li,j'".t"_":,,,, irold tirr 'Behold i;: set ",,J;""::ul,,ll _:;.:;i,;::: - n.' thr nrother., utiou ,rI the Church. Regardless Anr:l f.,,n, that hour ,,i _ir.' .t,,1r,,.. g-."n, the dj. .r,.r r,rrk her-r. hls age and gentle lrearing. ,,r",.,. d;L;;;'r:als us ail this [J,r,,itio,, blethr r . ...r.,1 clerlneri ,,nn- He rec,or.rrmerrtls us all hinr to a harlrar.ous f,r.,r,",,rU..., as su.i n, lhe - ,,f death. He ing , ar: l,r a,lrlr rr as 1;roh- His l)t()tlter: but arnongst th"""'u.l,rirtir" first sr.our.gecl. acc.ording io th" St. .,,,r* If ;;,ro,, ,,r.t,,,,,. o,,rl J,,,.: - iire fir.st_horn. l,,r hinr- therr tlrrr*n int, a caulcl.u,, alon" rl,". ,t gir en to oi lru,tir,; ;li. \\,.e r.a,nrr . r 1 her as if she hacj been d,ubt that St. J,,lr, exulter:i 1r,:.,,,...:. f,,-. ,r"lr.r, nrorher. i,, tt.," tfr,rugirr'"i ,", i.g rl,rxrr , a: sut.h br. his Iife 1or the faith horrorirrg. _.en ing ancl assist. ancl .ejoinirg iii'rr".,.r' _ _.1l.:, ., ^;".orreuhorrr he ".,, ,I1 - I,r'er:| ac.epred .().d _his ,rhlati,;. ;;j se,sr <'r',rtnecl his desire. He conferred ,r, ii,rr'the nrerit tr.j )lartr rri,,rrr. lrut ''rf.r. of r\ .\r 1_tlrlure ue susrrencle,.l th" up".utl,,rr'.f ,r... lear.n about hinr that rthen 1irc. as ,trdr I :-_ .j Fr l,r.,,ught f,,r'i.rer lr pr...,.r,".1 the t}r.ee word that Chr.ist,s Ir. 1]r, .f.,;iar*r, f l.rn harnr oltet. tonrh u.as irr the Babr lonian -:r Ht. l,,rd.r g()ne. pcter furnace. r l)rr_rr:l :J:l-10{) ',rh.., uu.l 1," ran there inr, r l.[e nredie - , ,,r'l rra. , harrged .: i John- ,r". \ into ."f."J,;ng Lrurt,. ounger and r.an iaster.- ::",h]l*I),,p1i1ix,,. " so rhar rrh,, errter.tainecl a sr.eat i,l"; ,,?,h" 1r,,*,". ,,I r, cE 0\E Iil \l)JiEl) o\r: