FEAST OF THE CHAIR OF SAINT PETER, YEAR I
MATTHEW 16:13-19
Bishop Baron writes:
Friends, today’s Gospel spells out the importance of Peter’s confession. For it is upon this inspired confession that the Church is built.... It is built upon the inspired authority of Peter....
What is the focus of Peter’s confession? It has to do with who Jesus is. This is the rock upon which the Church is built. We don’t say for a moment that all of Peter’s practical decisions are right, that everything he says is right. But we are saying that he is right about who Jesus is: a man who is also the Son of the living God. And this is the source and ground of the whole operation.
From BJ: The bishop writes, "Who Jesus is" "is the 'rock' upon which the Church is built." Is knowing Jesus the rock upon which your life is built? Come to know Jesus in the Bible this Lent. (Psst! Ash Wednesday is next week!)
For Bishop Barron's reflection in its entirety, click here: http://dailycatholicgospel.com/get-reflections.
