Eighth Day Union of Pope and Bishops  In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. A reading from the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church Lumen gentium This collegial union [of bishops] is apparent also in the mutual relations of the individual bishops with particular churches and…

Seventh Day Peter: The First of the Apostles  In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew Jesus summoned his Twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits to drive them out and to cure every disease…

Sixth Day The Petrine Ministry of Mercy  In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. A reading from the Encyclical Ut unum sint by Pope Saint John Paul II As the heir to the mission of Peter in the Church, which has been made fruitful by…

Fifth Day “Strengthen Your Brothers…”  In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. A reading from the holy Gospel according to Luke Jesus said, “Simon, Simon, behold Satan has demanded to sift all of you like wheat, but I have prayed that your own faith may…

Fourth Day Authentic Teacher of the Faith  In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. A reading from the Catechism of the Catholic Church The Roman Pontiff and the bishops are “authentic teachers, that is, teachers endowed with the authority of Christ, who preach the faith…

Third Day Peter, the Unity of All the Church  In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. A reading from a sermon by Saint Augustine As you are aware, Jesus chose his disciples before his Passion and called them Apostles; and among these almost everywhere Peter…