Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles (Day): Communion Antiphon
Matthew 16:16, 18
Peter said to Jesus: You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.
And Jesus replied: You are Peter,
and upon this rock I will build my Church.
(Matthew 16:16, 18)
Verse 1:
O magnify the Lord with me,
let us together extol his name.
(Psalm 34:4)
Verse 2:
I sought the Lord, and he answered me
and delivered me from all my fears.
(Psalm 34:5)
Verse 3:
O taste and see how gracious the Lord is;
blessed the man who hopes in him.
(Psalm 34:9)
Verse 4:
The Lord is near to the brokenhearted,
and those who are crushed in spirit he will save.
(Psalm 34:19)
Verse 5:
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
world without end. Amen.
(Gloria Patri)