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title: "St. Peter: Feast Day June 29 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-peter/
description: "St. Peter, Apostle, patron of fishermen and the papacy. Feast day June 29, died c. 64. Read their life in Bless."
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Apostle · Feast day June 29

# St. Peter

The feast day of St. Peter is June 29, a solemnity in the US Catholic calendar. Traditionally invoked as patron of fishermen and the papacy.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Feast day | [June 29](https://blessbible.app/saints/june/#29) |
| In the US calendar | Solemnity |
| Title | Apostle |
| Died | c. 64 |
| Patron of | [fishermen](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#fishermen), [the papacy](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#papacy) |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Monday, February 22, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-peter/#calendar) |

## Life

Simon the fisherman of Bethsaida, renamed Rock by the Lord he confessed as ‘the Christ, the Son of the living God.’ He walked on water and sank, swore fidelity and denied thrice, wept — and was forgiven with a threefold ‘feed my sheep.’

He led the infant Church from Jerusalem to Antioch to Rome, where Nero crucified him — head downward, tradition says, at his own asking, unworthy to die like his Lord. Over his grave stands the basilica that bears his name.

## Patron of

Tradition invokes St. Peter as patron of fishermen and the papacy.

[Fishermen](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#fishermen) [Papacy](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/#papacy)

### Saints with the same patronage

- [St. Andrew](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-andrew/) fishermen · November 30

Patronages are traditional, not an official list. [All patron saints in Bless, A to Z](https://blessbible.app/patron-saints/).

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Peter. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Monday, February 22, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/02/22/) | Chair of St. Peter, Apostle (Feast) | White | 1 Peter 5:1-4 · Psalm 23:1-3a, 4, 5, 6 · Matthew 16:18 · Matthew 16:13-19 |
| [Tuesday, June 29, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/06/29/) | Sts. Peter and Paul, Apostles (Solemnity) | Red | Acts 12:1-11 · Psalm 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 · 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 17-18 · Matthew 16:18 · Matthew 16:13-19 |
| [Tuesday, February 22, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/02/22/) | Chair of St. Peter, Apostle (Feast) | White | 1 Peter 5:1-4 · Psalm 23:1-3a, 4, 5, 6 · Matthew 16:18 · Matthew 16:13-19 |
| [Thursday, June 29, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/06/29/) | Sts. Peter and Paul, Apostles (Solemnity) | Red | Acts 12:1-11 · Psalm 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 · 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 17-18 · Matthew 16:18 · Matthew 16:13-19 |

Readings

Reading citations through May 31, 2027 are as published in the USCCB liturgical calendar. Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[June 28 St. Irenaeus](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-irenaeus/) [June 29 St. Paul](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-paul/)

[All the saints of June](https://blessbible.app/saints/june/) [Born on June 29?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#06-29) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Peter

Feast day June 29

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-peter/#life)
2. [Patron of](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-peter/#patron)
3. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-peter/#calendar)

In the app

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