#sts. peter and paul

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Andy Warhol meeting Pope John Paul II at St. Peter's Square in Vatican City on April 2, 1980.

Photos by Lionello Fabbri

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love + art

[ahopefulbromantic]

Since you liked my side wound ask, I'm sharing you a (paraphrased) bit I loved from my priest's homily for Sunday of St. Thomas:

St. Thomas is never shamed by the narrative for asking to touch the wounds - if anything, it's the opposite, since Christ grants his request without complaint. Hence, where St. John represents coming to Christ through unwavering faith and Ss. Peter and Paul represent coming to Christ through repentance, St. Thomas represents coming to Christ through questioning - and all of them are saints for it.

Duuuude this is so great! God bless your priest, he's so right! There is no shame in Thomas' request!

Honestly i love it about Jesus so much that He heard Thomas saying "this is what I would need to believe" and He went "okay, then I'll give it to you. because I love you". And you know what? He did the same to me. He does the same to everybody. Coming to faith through questioning, arguing with God, doubting even but only sincere and hopeful doubting, and all of it being holy, man, God is so good!!

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the patron saint of doomed musicians

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Hagemeier is a former student of the famous Dutch type designer and calligrapher Chris Brand, and he selected DTL Albertina for the lettering. At that time he was working together with Frank E. Blokland on the lettering of the stained-glass windows of the St. Peter Church in the city of Leyden (see also this video). Blokland designed a special version of DTL Albertina with shorter ascenders and descenders, and smaller capitals for the window of the St. Peter and Paul Church.

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The view of Fenchurch St. Paul that appears as the frontispiece to The Nine Tailors was drawn by William John Redhead (c. 1888-1941). He worked as a tax inspector and occasional architect in Witham, Essex, where Sayers also lived from 1929. (x)

Sayers acknowledges his contribution in the foreword to the novel: "My grateful thanks are due to Mr. W. J. Redhead, who so kindly designed for me the noble Parish Church of Fenchurch St Paul and set it about with cherubims.”

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his hair:

WACK

his gear:

WACK

his jewelry:

WACK

his foot stance:

WACK

the way that he talks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exXMJMS5lkc

WACK

the way that he doesn't even like to smile:

WACK

Me?

I'M TIGHT AS FUCK

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Sts. Peter and Paul

pray for us

 “Their sound has gone out into all the earth and their words to the ends of the world” Psalm 19

Prints, plaques & holy cards available for purchase here: (website)

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KIϟϟ: The Very Best Of Kiss (2002)

Mercury Records

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St. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Paramaribo, Suriname: The Cathedral-Basilica of Saint Peter and Paul also called Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral is a wooden Roman Catholic cathedral located in the centre of the capital city of Paramaribo, Suriname. The Catholic congregation in the city originally used a church adapted in 1826 from a Dutch Jewish theatre built in 1809. Wikipedia

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Ed Edd n Eddy premiered 26 years ago today on Cartoon Network!!!

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The History of the Names of the Successors of Peter

A longstanding tradition has it that Popes change their names from their baptismal name, though it hasn’t always been the case, especially in the first centuries of Christianity.

Popes have often chosen the names of their immediate or distant predecessors out of respect, admiration or recognition to mark continuity, but also different names to mark innovation.

By Lisa Zengarini

7 May 2025

The first act of the new Pope, immediately after accepting his canonical election as Supreme Pontiff and before fulfilling other obligations, is the choice of his name.

This name is announced by the Cardinal Protodeacon after the famous formula “Habemus Papam,” followed by the Pope’s baptismal name in Latin.

The longstanding tradition of changing the baptismal name

According to a longstanding tradition, this name differs from the baptismal name — a choice that follows the precedent set by the first Pope, Saint Peter, whose birth name was Simon.

This custom emerged as early as the first millennium of Christianity to signify that the election to the Petrine See is akin to a second birth.

In the early centuries of Christianity, many Popes changed their names because their original names were of pagan origin.

However, not all Popes followed this practice.

Out of the 266 Popes in history (267 including the next one), only 129 have chosen a new name.

This tradition became standard practice starting in 955 with Pope John XII and has continued to this day, with the exceptions of Adrian VI (1522-1523) and Marcellus II (1555).

For some Popes, the new name was actually their third name in life, as they came from religious orders.

The reasons behind the choice of a name

As for the choice of the name, many often choose the same name of their immediate or recent predecessor out of respect, admiration, or recognition, which also signals the desire to follow in their footsteps and continue the most relevant pontificates.

Others choose a different name from that of their immediate predecessor, sometimes signifying a commitment to innovation and change.

This was epitomized by Pope Francis, the first Pope in history to take the name of the Saint of Assisi.

The most common names: John, Gregory, Benedict and Pius

Saint Gregory the Great

In the history of the Papacy, the most commonly used name has been John, first chosen in 523 by Saint John I, Pope and martyr.

The last Pope to choose this name was Italian Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, elected Pope John XXIII, in 1958, who was proclaimed Saint by Pope Francis in 2014.

Other frequently used names include Gregory, in honour of Pope Gregory I, commonly known as Saint Gregory the Great (590-604), which was last used by Gregory XVI in 1831, and Benedict, which was chosen sixteen times, including by Joseph Ratzinger in 2005.

Other recurrent names in the Papal tradition include Clement, Innocent, Leo, and Pius.

From 1775 to 1958, out of 11 popes, 7 were named Pius, from Pius VI (1775–1799) to Pius XII (1939–1958).

Eugenio Pacelli took the name Pius XII because he was distantly related to Pius IX (1846–1878), but also out of gratitude to Pius X (1903–1914), who  was canonized in 1954, and finally, in direct recognition of Pius XI (1922–1939), who made him a Cardinal and Secretary of State.

Among the names never chosen by a Pope are Joseph, James, Andrew, and Luke.

No Pope has ever chosen the name Peter, out of reverence for the first Pope.

Six Popes with the name of the Apostle Paul

However, six Popes have taken the name of the Apostle Paul, including Pope Montini (Paul VI, 1963-1978), whose choice reflected one of the key aspects of his pontificate — the initiation of apostolic journeys abroad.

Two Popes with two names

The first Pope to adopt a double name was Albino Luciani in 1978, who became John Paul I, emphasizing continuity with the pontificates of John XXIII and Paul VI.

His successor, Karol Wojtyła, repeated this choice as John Paul II.

As for Benedict XVI, in his first General Audience on 27 April 2005, he explained that he had chosen the name Benedict to symbolically connect to Pope Benedict XV, who led the Church during the turbulent period of World War I, and to the extraordinary figure of Saint Benedict of Nursia, the Patriarch of Western Monasticism and co-patron of Europe.

Pope John Paul II signing the new Code of Canon Law as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger looks on, 25 January 1983.

Ratzinger succeeded John Paul as Pope Benedict XVI in 2005.

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Peter Paul Rubens