The faith of our fathers - Carmel Apologetics

"PRIMACY OP PETEB. 127around him ; upon which occasion he converts threethousand souls. 1Peter is the first to make converts from the Gentile world in the persons of Cornelius and hisfriends. 2When it is a question of electing a successor toJudas, Peter alone speaks. He points out to theApostles and disciples the duty of choosing anotherto succeed the traitor. The Apostles silently acquiesce in the instructions of their leader.8In the Apostolic Council of Jerusalem, Peteris the first whose sentiments are recorded. Beforehisdiscourse,when he had ceased to speak,held their peace."*there was much disputing."But"all the multitudeSt. James and the other Apostles concur in thesentiments of Peter without a single dissentingvoice.St. James is cast into prison by Herod, andafterwards beheaded. He was one of the threemost favored Apostles. He was the cousin of ourLord and brother of St. John. He was most dearto the faithful. Yet no extraordinary efforts aremade by the faithful to rescue him from death.Peter isimprisoned about the same time. Thewhole Church is aroused. Prayers for his deliverance ascend to heaven, not only from Jerusalem,but also from every Christian family in the land. 5The army of the Lord can afford to lose a chieftain1 Actsii. Acts*. Actsi. *Actsxv. Acts xii.