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Today is May 12, Monday of the Fourth Week of Easter.
We read at today’s Mass, “I was at prayer in the city of Joppa when in a trance I had a vision, something resembling a large sheet coming down, lowered from the sky by its four corners, and it came to me. Looking intently into it, I observed and saw the four-legged animals of the earth, the wild beasts, the reptiles, and the birds of the sky. I also heard a voice say to me, ‘Get up, Peter. Slaughter and eat.'”
In the Acts of the Apostles, Peter recounts this remarkable experience: “I also heard a voice say to me, ‘Get up, Peter. Slaughter and eat.'” The vision he receives — of a sheet descending from the sky filled with all kinds of animals, reptiles, and birds — addresses one of the most urgent and controversial questions in the early Church: Can Gentiles be welcomed into the Christian community? And if so, must they first observe the Jewish customs, including the dietary laws?
Peter’s vision directly answers that question. It’s not merely about gaining divine permission to enjoy bacon — though we can all be thankful for that. It’s about something much deeper.
Continued below.
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We read at today’s Mass, “I was at prayer in the city of Joppa when in a trance I had a vision, something resembling a large sheet coming down, lowered from the sky by its four corners, and it came to me. Looking intently into it, I observed and saw the four-legged animals of the earth, the wild beasts, the reptiles, and the birds of the sky. I also heard a voice say to me, ‘Get up, Peter. Slaughter and eat.'”
In the Acts of the Apostles, Peter recounts this remarkable experience: “I also heard a voice say to me, ‘Get up, Peter. Slaughter and eat.'” The vision he receives — of a sheet descending from the sky filled with all kinds of animals, reptiles, and birds — addresses one of the most urgent and controversial questions in the early Church: Can Gentiles be welcomed into the Christian community? And if so, must they first observe the Jewish customs, including the dietary laws?
Peter’s vision directly answers that question. It’s not merely about gaining divine permission to enjoy bacon — though we can all be thankful for that. It’s about something much deeper.
The gift of divine revelation
Continued below.
Peter's vision: From Joppa to the world
Peter’s vision reveals the Church’s universality, divine revelation and the enduring authority passed down through apostolic succession.
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