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Pope calls bishops to imitate St Peter’s trust in God

byZenit
30 June 2014 - Updated on 1 April 2021
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Trust in God: Pope Francis, on the feast of Sts Peter and Paul, said St Peter challenged him, as Bishop of Rome, and other bishops to follow the example of trusting in God. Photo: CNS/Paul Haring

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Trust in God: Pope Francis, on the feast of Sts Peter and Paul, said St Peter challenged him, as Bishop of Rome, and other bishops to follow the example of trusting in God.
Photo: CNS/Paul Haring

POPE Francis, preaching on the feast of Sts Peter and Paul, said the witness of St Peter reminds us “that our true refuge is trust in God”.

Thousands of faithful gathered in St Peter’s Basilica on Sunday to celebrate the feast. Pope Francis presided at the Mass, which saw the traditional presence of the delegation from the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.

The Pope also invested the pallium on 21 metropolitan archbishops at the celebration. The pallium, a woolen cloak that is a sign of their office, is made from the wool of lambs blessed by the pope on the feast of St Agnes.

During his homily, Pope Francis greeted the delegation sent by the Ecumenical Patriarch, who he met with on June 28 in a private audience at the apostolic palace. After welcoming the delegation, the Holy Father reflected on the readings of the day, which recalled Peter’s release from prison by an angel.

“Peter realised that the Lord had ‘rescued him from the hand of Herod’; he realised that the Lord had freed him from fear and from chains,” he said. “Yes, the Lord liberates us from every fear and from all that enslaves us, so that we can be truly free.

“Today’s liturgical celebration expresses this truth well in the refrain of the Responsorial Psalm: ‘The Lord has freed me from all my fears’. The problem for us, then, is fear and looking for refuge in our pastoral responsibilities.”

Addressing the metropolitan archbishops receiving the pallium, the Pope called on them to reflect on where they sought their refuge, whether it came from the support of “those who wield worldly power” or by pride “which seeks gratification or recognition”.

“The witness of the Apostle Peter reminds us that our true refuge is trust in God,” he said. “Trust in God banishes all fear and sets us free from every form of slavery and all worldly temptation.

“Today, the Bishop of Rome and other bishops, particularly the metropolitans who have received the pallium, feel challenged by the example of St Peter to assess to what extent each of us puts his trust in the Lord.”

The Pope went on to say that the Apostle Peter, rather than trusting himself and his own strengths, entrusted himself to “Jesus and His mercy”. This was evident in Peter’s three-fold confession of his love for Christ after His resurrection. St Peter’s experience, the Holy Father said, showed “God’s fidelity is always greater than our acts of infidelity”.

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“Today Jesus also asks us: ‘Do you love me?’,” the Pope said. “He does so because he knows our fears and our struggles. Peter shows us the way: we need to trust in the Lord, who ‘knows everything’ that is in us, not counting on our capacity to be faithful, but on his unshakable fidelity.”

Concluding his homily, Pope Francis encouraged the metropolitan archbishops to take upon themselves the message of Christ’s faithfulness and follow Him.

“Today the Lord repeats to me, to you, and to all pastors: Follow me! Waste no time in questioning or in useless chattering; do not dwell on secondary things, but look to what is essential and follow me. Follow me without regard for the difficulties. Follow me in preaching the Gospel,” he said.

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