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June 29 · Solemnity · Red
Sts Peter and Paul, Apostles
Tradition holds both apostles were martyred at Rome under Nero on the same day. Peter crucified upside down on the Vatican hill; Paul, a Roman citizen, beheaded on the road to Ostia. The Church calls them the two pillars.
A prayerPillars of the Church, hold us up when we are weary; pray for our pope.
When is the feast of Sts Peter and Paul, Apostles?
The feast is celebrated on June 29 each year, kept as a solemnity in the General Roman Calendar, with red vestments.
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