On June 23, 2008 the members of the Fatima Shrine Bible Study group under the direction of Father Peter Calabrese, CRSP were pleased to discuss the Solemnity of Saint Peter & Saint Paul to be celebrated on Sunday, June 29. The readings discussed were those of the Liturgy celebrated during the day.
The Gospel of St. Matthew was discussed as Father Peter reminded us that this is a good passage which can be handled at mutiple levels. This particular gospel may be approached in an apologetic sense. The parallel passage of this particular gosple is located in the Book of Mark. There are three accounts of this particular passage one being in Mark, one in Luke and the remaining one in Matthew. St. Matthew refers to Our Lord Jesus as the Son of Man which is a typically Judiac title. St. Matthew makes mention of Jeremiah. Father Peter denoted that the expression/phrase Son of Man comes from the book of Daniel referring to the divinity of God. St. Matthew emphasizes Jesus as Son of the Living God in Chapter Two.
Jesus is establishing the relationship to the kingdom of heaven and the Church. The Church being both a divine and human institution. Father Peter explained to us the expression justified sinners as those who are being sanctified. Father noted that binding and loosening are rabbinical phrases emphasizing the power for exorcisms, excommunications and the power to make decisions. The Roman Catholic belief in the primacy of St. Peter in application to Our Holy Father was also explained to us by Father Peter.
Hopefully all of us will benefit from these notations which I have made.
May we all be blessed!
John Doucette
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
1 comment:
Thanks John, I'll have top get with you on that citation about Jesus and the Son of God being in Chapter two something tells me it was chapter 8.
Nevertheless thanks for "keeping score"
Post a Comment