I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven.” ―Matthew 16:18–19b ... A Biblical Novena to St. Peter St. Peter shares a feast day with St. Paul on June 29. A multitude of groups ...

The first (Matthew 16:19) is addressed to St. Peter: I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth ...

and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven,” Jesus tells Peter in the Gospel story. With those words, one of the most enduring symbols in Christendom, the keys of St. Peter ...

According to the gospel in the Catholic Church, the fisherman’s ring was given to Saint Peter as the “keys to the Kingdom of Heaven.” Thus, this ring “authenticates the faith and symbolizes the duty ...

Interest in the tomb of St. Peter grew as it became widely accepted ... Peter had received from Jesus Christ himself the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven. So, having establishing himself in Rome ...

As white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel's chimney and the bells of St. Peter ... floors of St. Peter’s Basilica. The gold key represents the spiritual authority of heaven; the silver ...