Commemoration of St. Paul

Today’s feast is in some sense a repetition of yesterday’s. In the early Church, on June 29 in Rome two stations were held: one at St. Peter’s, the other at the basilica of St. Paul-Outside-the-Walls, at the tomb of each of the two Apostles. Subsequently, the “Commemoration of St. Paul” was transferred to the following…

Today’s feast is in some sense a repetition of yesterday’s. In the early Church, on June 29 in Rome two stations were held: one at St. Peter’s, the other at the basilica of St. Paul-Outside-the-Walls, at the tomb of each of the two Apostles. Subsequently, the “Commemoration of St. Paul” was transferred to the following…