The 22nd of February, 2021, Monday is the Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter, Apostle. The Holy Bible verses for the mass readings for this day came from the Liturgical Calendar of the Year 2021.
Reading 1: 1 PT 5:1-4
The first reading from the Letter of Saint Peter.
Therefore I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and who will also share in the glory that will be revealed: shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily; not for dishonest gain, but willingly; not as lording it over those entrusted to you, but making yourselves examples to the flock.
When the chief Shepherd is revealed, you will receive the crown of glory that doesn’t fade away.
Responsorial Psalm: PS 23:1-3A, 4, 5, 6
Response: Yahweh is my shepherd; I shall lack nothing.
Yahweh is my shepherd; I shall lack nothing.
He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.
He restores my soul.
R: Yahweh is my shepherd; I shall lack nothing.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
R: Yahweh is my shepherd; I shall lack nothing.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil. My cup runs over.
R: Yahweh is my shepherd; I shall lack nothing.
Surely goodness and loving kindness shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in Yahweh’s house forever.
R: Yahweh is my shepherd; I shall lack nothing.
Verse Before Gospel: MT 16:18
From the good news according to Matthew.
“I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.”
Gospel of the Day: MT 16:13-19
From the gospel verse according to Matthew.
Now when Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?”
They said, “Some say John the Baptizer, some, Elijah, and others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”
Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven.
I also tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.
I will give to you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven; and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven.”
