[Rank]
SS. Apostolorum Petri and Pauli;;Duplex I classis;;6;;ex C1

[Rule]
vide C1;
9 lectiones
Psalmi Dominica
Antiphonas horas
Psalm5 Vespera=116
no commemoratio

[Ant Vespera]
Peter and John * went up together into the Temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.
Silver and gold have I none, * but such as I have, give I thee.
The Angel said unto Peter * Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me.
Thou art Peter * and upon this Rock I will build My Church.

[Capitulum Vespera]
!Acts 12:1-3
v. Herod the King stretched forth his hands, to vex certain of the Church. And~
he killed James, the brother of John, with the sword. And because he saw it~
pleased the Jews, he proceeded farther to take Peter also.
$Deo gratias
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R.br. Their sound hath gone * forth into all the earth
R. Their sound hath gone * forth into all the earth:
V. And their words unto the ends of the world.
R. Forth into all the earth:
&Gloria
R. Their sound hath gone * forth into all the earth:

[Hymnus Vespera]
v. The beauteous light of God's eternal majesty
Streams down in golden rays to grace this holy day
Which crowned the princes of the Apostles' glorious choir,
And unto guilty mortals showed the heavenward way.
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The teacher of the world and keeper of heaven's gate,
Rome's founders twain and rulers too of every land,
Triumphant over death by sword and shameful cross,
With laurel crowned are gathered to the eternal band.
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O happy Rome! who in thy martyr princes' blood,
A twofold stream, art washed and doubly sanctified.
All earthly beauty thou alone outshinest far,
Empurpled by their outpoured life-blood's glorious tide.
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All honour, power, and everlasting jubilee
To him who all things made and governs here below,
To God in essence One, and yet in persons Three,
Both now and ever, while unending ages flow.
Amen.

[Ant 1]
Thou art the Shepherd of the sheep * and the Prince of the Apostles, and unto~
thee are given the keys of the kingdom of heaven.

[Oratio]
O God, Who didst hallow this day by the Testifying of thine Holy Apostles Peter~
and Paul, grant unto thy Church, whose foundations Thou wast pleased to lay by~
their hands, the grace always in all things to remain faithful to their~
teaching.
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[Lectio1]
From the Acts of the Apostles
!Acts 3:1-5
1 Now Peter and John went up into the temple at the ninth hour of prayer.
2 And a certain man who was lame from his mother's womb, was carried: whom they~
laid every day at the gate of the temple, which is called Beautiful, that he~
might ask alms of them that went into the temple.
3 He, when he had seen Peter and John about to go into the temple, asked to~
receive an alms.
4 But Peter with John fastening his eyes upon him, said: Look upon us.
5 But he looked earnestly upon them, hoping that he should receive something of~
them.

[Responsory1]
R. Simon Peter, before I called thee out of the ship, I knew thee, and appointed~
thee for a captain over My people.
*And I have given unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven.
V. Whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven and~
whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven.
R. And I have given unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven.

[Lectio2]
!Acts 3:6-10
6 But Peter said: Silver and gold I have none; but what I have, I give thee: In~
the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, arise, and walk.
7 And taking him by the right hand, he lifted him up, and forthwith his feet and~
soles received strength.
8 And he leaping up, stood, and walked, and went in with them into the temple,~
walking, and leaping, and praising God.
9 And all the people saw him walking and praising God.
10 And they knew him, that it was he who sat begging alms at the Beautiful gate~
of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had~
happened to him.

[Responsory2]
R. Simon Peter, if thou lovest Me, feed My sheep. Lord, Thou knowest that I love~
thee.
* I will lay down my life for thy sake.
V. If I should die with thee, I will not deny thee.
R. I will lay down my life for thy sake.

[Lectio3]
!Acts 3:11-16
11 And as he held Peter and John, all the people ran to them to the porch which~
is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.
12 But Peter seeing, made answer to the people: Ye men of Israel, why wonder you~
at this? or why look you upon us, as if by our strength or power we had made~
this man to walk?
13 The God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God of~
our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus, whom you indeed delivered up and~
denied before the face of Pilate, when he judged he should be released.
14 But you denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be~
granted unto you.
15 But the author of life you killed, whom God hath raised from the dead, of~
which we are witnesses.
16 And in the faith of his name, this man, whom you have seen and known, hath~
his name strengthened; and the faith which is by him, hath given this perfect~
soundness in the sight of you all

[Responsory3]
R. Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build My Church, and the gates of~
hell shall not prevail against it.
* And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven.
V. Whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven and~
whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven.
R. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven.
&Gloria
R. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven.

[Lectio4]
From the Sermons of Pope St Leo the Great.
!First for the Birthday of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul.
Dearly beloved brethren, in the joy of all the holy Feast-days the whole world~
is partaker. There is but one love of God, and whatsoever is solemnly called to~
memory, if it hath been done for the salvation of all, must needs be worth the~
honour of a joyful memorial at the hands of all. Nevertheless, this feast which~
we are keeping to-day, besides that world-wide worship which it doth of right~
get throughout all the earth, doth deserve from this city of ours an outburst of~
gladness altogether special and our own. In this place it was that the two~
chiefest of the Apostles did so right gloriously finish their race. And upon~
this day whereon they lifted up that their last testimony, let it be in this~
place that the memory thereof receiveth the chiefest of jubilant celebrations. O~
Rome these twain are the men who brought the light of the Gospel of Christ to~
shine upon thee These are they by whom thou, from being the teacher of lies,~
wast turned into a learner of the truth.

[Responsory4]
R. Lord, if it be Thou, bid me come unto thee on the water
* And Jesus stretched forth His Hand, and caught him, and said unto him O thou~
of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt
V. But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid and, beginning to sink,~
he cried, saying Lord, save me
R. And Jesus stretched forth His Hand, and caught him, and said unto him O~
thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt

[Lectio5]
These twain be thy fathers, these be in good sooth thy shepherds, these twain be~
they who laid for thee, as touching the kingdom of heaven, better and happier~
foundations, than did they that first planned thine earthly ramparts, wherefrom~
he that gave thee thy name took occasion to pollute thee with a brother's blood. 1~
These are they who have set on thine head this thy glorious crown, that thou art~
become an holy nation, a chosen people, a city both Priestly and Kingly, whom~
the Sacred Throne of blessed Peter hath exalted till thou art become the Lady of~
the world, unto whom the world-wide love for God hath conceded a broader~
lordship than is the possession of any mere earthly empire. Thou wast once waxen~
great by victories, until thy power was spread haughtily over land and sea, but~
thy power was narrower then which the toils of war had won for thee, than that~
thou now hast which hath been laid at thy feet by the peace of Christ.

[Responsory5]
R. Arise, O Peter! Cast thy garment about thee, gird thee with strength for the~
saving of the nations.
* The chains are fallen off from thine hands.
V. The Angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison and~
he smote Peter on the side and raised him up, saying Arise up quickly.
R. The chains are fallen off from thine hands.

[Lectio6]
It well suited for the doing of the work which God had decreed that the~
multitude of kingdoms should be bound together under one rule, and that so the~
universal preaching of the Gospel should find easier entry into all peoples,~
since all were governed by the empire of one city. But this city, knowing not~
Him, Who had been pleased to make her great, used her lordship over almost all~
nations to make herself the minister of all their falsehoods and seemed to~
herself exceeding godly because there was no false god whom she rejected. But~
the tighter that Satan had bound her, the more wondrous was the work of Christ~
in setting her free.

[Responsory6]
R. Thou art the Shepherd of the sheep, and the Prince of the Apostles, and unto~
thee hath God given all the kingdoms of the world.
* Therefore unto thee hath He given the keys of the kingdom of heaven.
V. Whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven and whatsoever~
thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
R. Therefore unto thee hath He given the keys of the kingdom of heaven.
&Gloria
R. Therefore unto thee hath He given the keys of the kingdom of heaven.

[Lectio7]
From the Holy Gospel according to Matthew 
!Matt 16:13-19 
At that time Jesus~
came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, and He asked His disciples, saying~
Who do men say that I, the Son of man, am? And so on.
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Homily by St Jerome, Priest at Bethlehem.
!Bk. iii. Comment, on Matth. xvi.
Who do men say that I, the Son of man, am This question is well put, for they~
who speak of Him as the Son of man are men, while they that know of Him that He~
is God are called not men but gods. And they said Some say that Thou art John~
the Baptist, some, Elias I marvel that some commentators have thought it worth~
their while to search into the origin of each of these blunders, and to engage~
in a discussion of weary length as to why some thought that our Lord Jesus~
Christ was John the Baptist, some, Elias and others, Jeremias, or one of the~
Prophets. Their blunders concerning Elias and Jeremias were but of a piece with~
Herod's concerning John the Baptist It is John, whom I beheaded he is risen~
from the dead and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him. (Mark~
vi. 16, 14.)

[Responsory7]
R. Peter, I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not
* And when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.
V. Flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but My Father Which is in~
heaven.
R. And when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.

[Lectio8]
But who say ye that I am? Mark, discreet reader, from the context, that a~
distinction is here drawn between the Apostles and mere men. The Apostles are~
called gods. Who, asketh the Lord, do men say that I am but, on the other hand,~
who say ye that I am They being but men deal in human speculations, but ye~
that are gods, who be ye persuaded that I am And then Peter, as the~
representative of all the Apostles, uttered the testimony Thou art the Christ,~
the Son of the living God. He calleth God living, to mark the difference between~
Him and all other that be called gods, and who are indeed dead.

[Responsory8]
R. Jesus asked His disciples, saying Who do men say that I, the Son of man, am~
Peter answered and said Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
* And I say unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build My~
Church.
V. Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona, for flesh and blood hath not revealed it~
unto thee, but My Father Which is in heaven.
R. And I say unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build My~
Church.
&Gloria
R. And I say unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build My~
Church.

[Lectio9]
And Jesus answered and said unto him Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona. The~
Apostle having testified of the Lord, the Lord in turn testifieth of the~
Apostle. Peter had said Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God and he~
received, in return for that his testimony to the truth, the words Blessed art~
thou, Simon Bar-jona. Why, blessed? For flesh and blood hath not revealed it~
unto thee, but My Father. What flesh and blood could not reveal, the grace of~
the Holy Ghost had revealed. Meet for him therefore, because of his confession,~
is his name, as the name of one who hath revelation from the Holy Ghost, and~
therefore is called His son. Bar-jona is, being interpreted, Theson-of-the-Dove.
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[Responsory9]
R. Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona, for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but My Father Which is in heaven.
* The lord said it
V. And I say unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build My Church.
R. The lord said it
&Gloria
R. The lord said it

[Ant Laudes]
Peter and John * went up together into the Temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.
Silver and gold have I none, * but such as I have, give I thee.
The Angel said unto Peter * Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me.
The Lord hath sent * His Angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod. Alleluia.
Thou art Peter * and upon this Rock I will build My Church.

[Capitulum Laudes]
!Acts 12:1-3
v. Herod the King stretched forth his hands, to vex certain of the Church. And~
he killed James, the brother of John, with the sword. And because he saw it~
pleased the Jews, he proceeded farther to take Peter also.
$Deo gratias
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R.br. Their sound hath gone * forth into all the earth
R. Their sound hath gone * forth into all the earth:
V. And their words unto the ends of the world.
R. Forth into all the earth:
&Gloria
R. Their sound hath gone * forth into all the earth:

[Hymnus Laudes]
v. Peter, blest shepherd, hearken to our cry,
And with a word unloose our guilty chain;
Thou! who hast power to ope the gates on high
To men below, and power to shut them fast again.
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Lead us, great teacher Paul, in wisdom's ways,
And lift our hearts with thine to heaven's high throne;
Till faith beholds the clear meridian blaze;
And sunlike in the soul reigns charity alone.
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Praise, blessing, majesty, through endless days,
Be to the Trinity immortal given;
Who in pure unity profoundly sways
Eternally alike all things in earth and heaven.
Amen.

[Ant 2]
Whatsoever thou shalt bind * on earth, shall be bound in heaven and whatsoever~
thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven, saith the Lord to Simon~
Peter.

[Lectio Prima]
!Acts 12:11
And when Peter was come to himself, he said Now I know of a surety that the~
Lord hath sent His Angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and~
from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.

[Capitulum Tertia]
!Acts 12:1-3
v. Herod the King stretched forth his hands, to vex certain of the Church. And~
he killed James, the brother of John, with the sword. And because he saw it~
pleased the Jews, he proceeded farther to take Peter also.
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[Responsory Tertia]
V. Their sound is gone out * through all the earth
R. And their words to the ends of the world.

[Capitulum Sexta]
!Acts 12:5
v. Peter therefore was kept in prison. But prayer was made without ceasing of~
the Church unto God for him.
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[Responsory Sexta]
V. Thou shalt make them princes over all the earth
R. They shall remember thy name, O Lord

[Capitulum Nona]
!Acts 12:11
v. And when Peter was come to himself, he said Now I know of a surety that the~
Lord hath sent His Angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and~
from all the expectation of the people of the Jews.
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[Responsory Nona]
V. O God, are made exceedingly honourable:
R. Their principality is exceedingly strengthened.

[Versum 3]
V. They declared the works of God
R. And understood his doings.

[Ant 3]
This is the day * whereon Simon Peter went up upon the gibbet of the cross~
Alleluia this day did he, that holdeth the keys of the kingdom, depart hence~
with joy to be with Christ this day did the Apostle Paul, the light of the~
whole world, bow his head, and for Christ's name's sake receive the crown of his~
testimony. Aleluia.


[LectioE]
v. Continuation of the Holy Gospel according to Matthew
!Matt 16:13-19 
16:13 And Jesus came into the quarters of Cesarea Philippi: and he asked his disciples, saying: Whom do men say that the Son of man is?
16:14 But they said: Some John the Baptist, and other some Elias, and others Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
16:15 Jesus saith to them: But whom do you say that I am?
16:16 Simon Peter answered and said: Thou art Christ, the Son of the living God.
16:17 And Jesus answering, said to him: Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-Jona: because flesh and blood hath not revealed it to thee, but my Father who is in heaven.
16:18 And I say to thee: That thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
16:19 And I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven. And whatsoever thou shalt bind upon earth, it shall be bound also in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose upon earth, it shall be loosed also in heaven.
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