St. Peter

BY: Talia Longo

  1. His life
    1. He was a native of Bethsaida, and he worked as a fisherman on Lake Genesareth.
      1. He was the first apostle to speak to the crowds that had gathered before them after the Holy Spirit was blessed upon them.
      2. He was also the first apostle to perform a miracle in the name of the Lord.
    2. The gospel of Luke recounted the story that Peter caught such a large group of fish that he fell down before the feet of Jesus and was told by the Lord, "Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men".
    3. Peter was one of the most important apostles, and he was trusted by Jesus. Jesus thought of him as his favored apostle and he looked upon him as his brother
    4. He denied knowing Christ three times, and the rooster crowed three times.
    5. Peter went to pray at a mountain top with Jesus, Peter, and James. While they were there, Jesus became radiant and white. He began conversing with Moses and Elijah. When he came back down and returned to normal color, he made the witnesses swear to keep this event secret.
  1. What virtues he models
    1. He modeled the virtue of companionship, by staying by God, even when he didn't have any followers.
    2. He also modeled the virtue of bravery because he entered a temple with out Jesus so that he could spread the good news.
    3. He showed being trustful because Jesus could trust him with secret event, like the Transfiguration.
    4. He also models the virtue of courage because he stayed faithful after Jesus died and he preached the good word. Even though being faithful eventually got hi killed, he never stopped believing.
    5. Peter was also very loyal to Jesus, and kept secret events a secret. He also did as Jesus told him to, and never asked questions when he was asked to do something for Jesus.
  2. His importance to our Church
    1.  He was our first pope         
    2.  He spread the word of God with the powers of the holy spirit.
    3.  He was given special duties because he was Jesus' most trusted companion.
    4. He gave an example for many Christians, and showed them how to act reverently and respectfully towards Jesus.
    5. He also gave us a strong base to build our church. He is our church’s rock and he did just as Jesus planed.
  3. Where I found my information

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