St. Peter the Apostle
Born:
c. 1 AD
Bethsaida, Gaulanitis, Syria
Died:
c. 64 or 67 AD
Rome, Italy
Canonized:
Pre-Congregation
Feast Day:
June 29
Patron Saint of:
Bakers, bridge builders, butchers,
fishermen, horologists and locksmiths
Prayer to Saint Peter
Thou art the Shepherd of the sheep,
the Prince of the Apostles,
unto thee were given the keys
of the kingdom of heaven.
“Thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build my Church.”
Raise us up, we beseech Thee, O Lord,
by the apostolic
assistance of blessed Peter,
Thine Apostle; so that the weaker we are,
the more mightily we may be helped
by the power of his intercession;
and
that being perpetually defended
by the same holy apostle,
we may neither yield to any iniquity,
nor be overcome by any adversity.
Through
Christ, Our Lord.
Amen.
Novena to St. Peter
O Holy Apostle,
because you are the Rock upon which
Almighty God has built His Church,
obtain for me
I pray you:
lively faith, firm hope, and burning love,
complete detachment from myself,
contempt of the world,
patience in adversity,
humility in prosperity,
recollection in prayer,
purity of heart,
a right intention in all my works,
diligence in fulfilling the duties
of my state of life,
constancy in my resolutions,
resignation to the will of God and
perseverance in the grace of God even unto death;
that so, by means of your intercession
and your glorious merits,
I may be made worthy to appear before the
Chief and Eternal Shepherd
of Souls, Jesus Christ,
Who with the Father and the Holy Spirit,
lives and reigns forever.
Amen.
