A Visual Journey through Holy Week
Explore Holy Week through the lens of church art — from Palm Sunday to Holy Saturday.
The Life of St Peter
St Peter was a fisherman who became a disciple of Christ, who chose him to become an apostle and the leader of the Church.
The Martyrdom of St Peter (2 Peter 1:13-15)
The New Testament refers to the execution of St Peter, which took place in Rome around 64 AD.
6. Christ appears to St Peter (John 21:15-19)
When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He replied, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my lambs.”
+ Fourth Luminous Mystery: The Transfiguration of Christ
The Fourth Luminous Mystery of the Rosary is the Transfiguration of Christ. It's a meditation on Christ's heavenly encounter with Moses and Elijah in the presence of three of the apostles.
St Peter heals a disabled beggar (Acts 3:1-10)
Shortly after St Peter’s first great sermon and the conversion of three thousand people, the saint healed a disabled beggar he met at the gate of the Temple.
St Peter’s rescue from prison (Acts 12:1-19)
St. Peter was miraculously rescued from prison by an angel, who led him past guards and opened locked gates, allowing him to escape unharmed.
The Council of Jerusalem (Acts 15:1-29)
The Council of Jerusalem, the first of its kind, involved the first Christian leaders gathering to decide on the relationship between faith and the Law of Moses.
Christ calls his First Disciples (Matthew 4:18-22)
Jesus invited four fishermen to become his first disciples, promising to make them 'fishers of men'. They immediately left their nets and followed him.
The Breakfast at Lake Galilee (John 21:1-17)
The Risen Jesus appeared to seven of the disciples at dawn, on the beach of Lake Galilee. There he had breakfast with them and appointed St Peter as shepherd of the Church.