St. Peter

1. Early life
   1. Peter was the son of John and lived in Bethsaida
   2. Peter worked as a fisherman with his brother St. Andrew on lake Genesareth
   3. Peter was introduced to Jesus by his brother, and that's when peter became a disciple of Jesus
2. What virtues he models
   1. Peter models respect. When Peter spoke to Jesus he referred to min as the Messiah and the Son of the living God.
   2. Peter also models trustworthy. Jesus referred to Peter as the rock his church will be built upon. He also trusted him with the keys of Heaven.
   3. Peter also was loyal through his actions of love and service. Even though Peter betrayed Jesus 3 times, Peter came back to Jesus during and after his ascension.
   4. Peter also modeled the virtue of humbleness. When Peter died on Vatican Hill he died upside-down on the cross. He believed he wasn't worthy to die the same way Jesus did.
3. His importance to our Church
   1. Peter was the head of the disciples.
   2. Peter was given the keys to Heaven
   3.  Peter is our representative. "Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”
   4.  Peter brought the Gospel to the Gentiles and spread the Gospel to many other places.
4. Where I found my information
   1.   http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=5358

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