Tapestry of St. Peter


 

The Tapestry of St. Peter hangs in the Parish Hall.  This beautiful work was done by a group of men and women in the parish.  The Tapestry depicts a scene of Jesus blessing Peter with supreme authority over the whole Church, an authority that will be passed on to Peter's successors, and like the Church, will last until the end of time. 

Passages taken from the Catechism that teach us about Mt 16:18-19
Simon Peter holds the first place in the college of the Twelve; Jesus entrusted a unique mission to him. Through a revelation from the Father, Peter had confessed: "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." Our Lord then declared to him: "You are Peter, and on this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it." Christ, the "living Stone", thus assures His Church, built on Peter, of victory over the powers of death. Because of the faith he confessed Peter will remain the unshakable rock of the Church. His mission will be to keep this faith from every lapse and to strengthen his brothers in it.  CCC 552

Jesus entrusted a specific authority to Peter: "I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven." The "power of the keys" designates authority to govern the house of God, which is the Church. Jesus, the Good Shepherd, confirmed this mandate after his Resurrection .  CCC 553