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Feast of Saints Peter and Paul

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"Saints Peter and Paul" redirects here. For the 3rd-century martyrs, seePeter, Andrew, Paul, and Denise.

TheFeast of Saints Peter and PaulorSolemnity of Saints Peter and Paulis aliturgical feastin honor of themartyrdominRomeof theapostlesSaint PeterandSaint Paul,which is observed on 29 June. The celebration is ofancient Christianorigin, the date selected being the anniversary of either their death or thetranslationof their relics.[1]

Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul
Observed byCatholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Anglican Church
Lutheran Church
Oriental Orthodoxy
Liturgical colorRed
CelebrationsMass
Date29 June
Next time29 June 2025(2025-06-29)
FrequencyAnnual

Eastern Christianity

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ForEastern Orthodoxand someEastern CatholicChristians this feast also marks the end of theApostles' Fast(which began on the Monday followingAll Saints' Sunday,i.e., the second Monday afterPentecost).[2]While not considered among thetwelve great feasts,it is one of five additional feasts ranked as a great feast in the Eastern Orthodox tradition and is often celebrated with anall-night vigilstarting the evening before.[3]In theJulian calendar,29 Junefalls on theGregorian calendardate of 12 July from 1900 to 2099, inclusive.

In the Russian Orthodox tradition,Macarius of Unzha'sMiracle of the Mooseis said to have occurred during the Apostles' Fast and the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul that followed it.[4]

Oriental Orthodox tradition

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In theCoptic Orthodox Churchand theEthiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church,the feast of saints Peter and Paul is also celebrated on the day 5Epipwhich is also the end of the fast of the apostles in these traditions.[5]

Spiritual Christian tradition

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Although the CanadianDoukhobors,aSpiritual Christiandenomination, do notvenerate saints,the Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul has traditionally been a day of celebration for them. Since 1895, it has acquired a new significance as a commemoration of the "Burning of the Arms", the Doukhobors' destruction of their weapons, as a symbol of their refusal to participate in government-sponsored killing.[6]It is celebrated now by their descendants as simply "Peter's Day" (Russian:Petro den.), sometimes referred to as the "Doukhobor Peace Day".[7][6]

Western Christian tradition

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In theGeneral Roman Calendar,the celebration is asolemnity.In earlier editions, it wasrankedas a Double (Tridentine calendar), Double of the First Class (e.g.,General Roman Calendar of 1954), or First-Class Feast (General Roman Calendar of 1960). Prior to theliturgical reforms of Pope Pius XII,this feast was followed by a commonoctave.On this feast, newly createdmetropolitan archbishopsreceive from thepopethe primary symbol of their office, thepallium.[8]

It is aholy day of obligationin theLatin Church,although individual conferences of bishops can suppress the obligation.[9]TheEnchiridion Indulgentiarumof 2004 grants the partialindulgencefor the faithful who has devoutly recited the prayer in honor of the apostles.[10]

In England, Scotland and Wales the feast is observed as a holy day of obligation while in the United States and Canada, it is not. The feast ceased being a Holy Day of Obligation in the United States in 1840.[11]

TheChurch of Englandcelebrates 29 June as afestival.[12]TheLutheran churchescelebrate it in the rank of alesser festival.[13]

Because of the importance of Sts Peter and Paul to the Catholic Church, many Catholic-majority countries observe their feast day as a public holiday. The feast is observed in Rome because St. Paul and St. Peter arepatron saintsof the Eternal City.[14]In theApuliaregion of southeastern Italy, the feast was associated with theTarantelladance since the Middle Ages.[15]

InMaltathe solemnity is a public holiday and inMalteseis known asL-Imnarja.It is celebrated with festivals the preceding weekend inNadurGozo and as well asBuskett GardensinRabat.[16]

It is also a public holiday of theCanton of Ticino,Switzerland, as well as parts of the Swiss cantons ofLucerneandGraubünden.[17]It is a public holiday in Peru[18]and in various municipalities of the Philippines.[citation needed]InOrmoc,festivals, bazaars, parades, and pageants are held annually on the feast day, as Peter and Paul are the city's patron saints.[19]

In 1577Jan Rubensnamed his sonPeter Paul,because he was born during the office of vespers of this day.[20]

See also

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References

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  1. ^Prat, Ferdinand (1911). "St. Paul".In Herbermann, Charles (ed.).Catholic Encyclopedia.Vol. 11. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  2. ^Kfouf, Ayman."The Fast of the Holy Apostles".Archived fromthe originalon 30 June 2012.Retrieved25 June2012.
  3. ^Mother Mary;Ware, Kallistos,"The Festal Menaion", p. 41. St. Tikhon's Seminary Press, 1998.
  4. ^Count M.V. Tolstoy, Stories from the History of Russian Church(РАССКАЗЫ ИЗ ИСТОРИИ РУССКОЙ ЦЕРКВИ), vol.3(in Russian)
  5. ^"5 أبيب – اليوم الخامس من شهر أبيب – السنكسار".
  6. ^abTarasoff, Koozma J., with Andrei Conovaloff."Historic 1895 Burning of Guns descriptions, selections and translations".Spirit Wrestlers.Spirit Wrestlers Publishing.Retrieved20 May2018.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^Tarasoff, Koozma J.The Doukhobor Peace DayArchived30 October 2018 at theWayback Machine,May 4, 2002
  8. ^"Pope modifies and enriches Pallium Investiture Ceremony".Vatican Radio.29 January 2015.Retrieved29 January2015.
  9. ^Codex Iuris Canonici(1983), canon 1246.
  10. ^Enchiridion Indulgentiarum,Concessiones,n°. 20, Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 4th edition, 2004, p. 67.ISBN88-209-2785-3.Latinquote: "Partialis indulgentia conceditur christifideli qui orationem Sancti Apostoli Petre et Paule devote recitaverit. 'Sancti Apostoli Petre et Paule, intercedite pro nobis. Protege, Domine, populum tuum; et Apostolorum tuorum Petri et Pauli patrocinio confidentem, perpetua defensione conserva. Per Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.'"
  11. ^Corcoran, James Andrew; Ryan, Patrick John; Prendergast, Edmond Francis (1886)."American Catholic Quarterly Review, Volume 11".Retrieved13 June2020.
  12. ^"The Church's Year".The Church of England.Retrieved12 May2021.
  13. ^"Feasts and Festivals".Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod.Retrieved29 June2019.
  14. ^Scaramuzzino, Maria (29 June 2020)."Peter and Paul, the patron saints of Rome, the Eternal City".italiani.it.Retrieved11 May2021.
  15. ^Anon (1968).Tarantism: St. Paul and the Spider,inEssays and Reviews form the Times Literary Supplement.London: Oxford University Press, pp. 172–183. Originally published in theTimes Literary Supplement,27 April 1967. pp. 173–174
  16. ^"Feast of Saints Peter and Paul | religious festival".Encyclopædia Britannica.Retrieved11 May2021.
  17. ^"Liste der Feiertage in der Schweiz"(PDF).Datumsrechner(in German).Retrieved12 May2021.
  18. ^"Holidays 2023 in Peru: List of public and long holidays in Peru".Noticias Financieras.22 June 2023.
  19. ^Reyes, Ronald."Philippine city holds on to faith despite disasters – UCA News".ucanews.Retrieved12 May2021.
  20. ^Historische levensbeschryving van P.P. Rubens Door Jean François Marie Michel p.14
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