Feast of Saints Peter and Paul

High school (ages 12+)
Holidays & Celebrations

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/feast-of-saints-peter-and-paul

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the date of observance?June 29th
2. What is the honored individuals?Saint Peter and Saint Paul
3. Why do we celebrate Peter and Paul on the same day?The day marks the anniversary of their deaths and the dedication of big churches built for them.
4. Who were Peter and Paul?Peter was a fisherman who became a leader in the early church, and Paul was a former persecutor who turned into a missionary after seeing Jesus on the road to Damascus.

Solemnity: The highest rank of liturgical feast day in the Catholic Church.
Martyrdom: The act of suffering death for the sake of one's beliefs.
Apostolic Succession: The uninterrupted transmission of spiritual authority from the apostles to the present day.
Gentiles: In biblical context, people who are not Jewish.