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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2021 8:05:42 GMT
I am not familiar with all of the Feast Days on the Roman calendar (pre reforms or after). Is there a day dedicated to St Peter exclusively? I know there is the Feast of Sts Peter and Paul, and there is also a Feast Day for the Chair of St Peter (always thought that one a bit odd, personally). But I don't recall ever hearing about an exclusive feast for St Peter? Is there one? Does anyone know? The interwebs has failed me.
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Post by tisbearself on Jul 7, 2021 20:06:02 GMT
Prior to 1962, the RC Church calendar had
-two different feast days for St Peter's Chair (one for Rome and one for Antioch, BTW the focus for those was Peter's Episcopal office as leader of the Church, not the physical chair). I believe these were reduced to one day in 1960 to avoid duplication;
- a feast of St Peter in Chains commemorating his being freed from prison by an angel (Acts 12) and the subsequent dedication of the Basilica that had the chains. I believe this feast was dropped in 1960, again to avoid duplication, but the FSSP and perhaps some religious orders continue to celebrate it;
- and the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul together. They were commemorated together because both were martyred in Rome around the same time and both were considered patrons of Rome. However, the tradition was to focus on St. Peter on the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul (June 29). The next day, June 30, was designated the Commemoration of St. Paul and focused on St. Paul. The Commemoration of St. Paul is no longer part of the post-Vatican II RC calendar, but is still celebrated by some religious orders. (There is also a separate day commemorating the Conversion of St. Paul.)
Today's RC calendar has only one feast day for St Peter's Chair and does not celebrate the feast of St Peter in Chains. Of course, if you follow the traditional calendar and attend FSSP or similar EF Mass then they may be commemorating some of the old feast days.
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Post by StellaMaris on Jul 7, 2021 22:39:18 GMT
The faith journey of St Peter is so inspirational to me. Scripture emphasizes his cowardice so close to the time Jesus chose Him especially for His faith. Then at the end of his life he was so courageous and encompassed fully by faith as he faced his death.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2021 23:55:10 GMT
tisbearself Thank you for the informative reply. I can see that there seems to be no end to how much was lost after the Council (though not "because" of the council). Hopefully, in time, Rome will restore all her traditions and reclaim her identity. It seems silly to place such a great emphasis on St Peter and not have a feast day dedicated specifically to him. Not just aspects or moments of his life.
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Post by tisbearself on Jul 8, 2021 0:36:07 GMT
The tradition of celebrating the martyrdoms of both Peter and Paul on the same day goes back to the third century, and St. Augustine preached in 395 that they were "as one", so it's actually a very longstanding Catholic tradition to celebrate them both on the same day. www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/sts-peter-and-paul-501Also, when it comes to dropping feasts and rearranging the calendar, the calendar was revised several times between medieval times and Vatican II, so it's not just a Vatican II thing. Pope Pius v in the 1500s did a substantial revision of the previous calendar, dropping many medieval saints from it, in order to create the Tridentine Calendar in 1568. Subsequent Popes added more feast days and changed the rankings of those already on the calendar. Then in the 20th century Pope Pius X (beloved by traditionalists) did another major revision of the calendar. Pope Pius XII revised it again in 1955. Pope John XXIII revised it again in 1960, looking to simplify it (this is the revision currently used by most "traditional Catholics" today). The big post-Vatican II revision didn't happen till 1969. Some of the revisions are good things; for example, there was a time when Catholics were made to celebrate the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday morning instead of at night after dark when it should be. So if you went to Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday Morning, then when you came out it was Easter for you and you could start feasting and partying while Jesus was supposed to be still in the tomb. People who waited to attend Mass until Sunday morning still had to fast for one more day. It makes no sense to me. Fortunately that got tossed out, by the 1955 revision, so now we have Easter Vigil on Saturday night as it should be. The General Roman Calendar seems like it will always be in some state of flux because as new generations come along they want to add their new saints and new feasts so some of the old ones that aren't considered as important or popular get removed. |
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