The Chair of Saint Peter at Antioch [February 22]
From The Golden Legend of Jacobus de Voragine.
Longmans, Green and Co., New York, 1941.
Translated and adapted from the Latin by Granger Ryan and Helmut Ripperger.
A chair may be of three kinds. The first is the chair of regal dignity, of which it is said in the II Book of Kings: 'Jesbaham sitting in the chair.' The second is the chair of presbyterial dignity of which it is said in the I Book of Kings: 'And Heli the priest sitting upon a stool.' The third is the chair of the teacher, of which Saint Matthew says: 'The scribes and the Pharisees have sitten on the chair of Moses.'Saint Peter possessed all of these; the first, for he was the lord of all the kings of the earth; the second, for he was the shepherd of all the priests; the third, for he was the teacher of all Christendom.
On this day the Church honours the Chair of Saint Peter, because it was on this day that Peter seated himself for the first time upon the pontifical throne at Antioch. There were four reasons for the institution of this feast.
In the first place, when Saint Peter was preaching at Antioch, the prefect Theophilus said to him: ''Peter, wherefore dost thou corrupt my people?' And as Peter continued to preach the Christian faith, the prefect had him bound with chains and cast into gaol, where he was left without food or drink. But Peter, his strength already waning, recovered sufficiently to raise his eyes to Heaven and to say: 'Jesus Christ, help of the unfortunate, come to my aid in these trials!' And Our Lord answered: 'Didst thou then think that I had abandoned thee? Thou dost an injustice to My mercy in saying such a thing. Soon will come one who will succour thy distress!' And indeed, Saint Paul, when he heard that Peter was in prison, came to Theophilus, and presented himself as a skilled artist, able to carve in wood and marble, and to paint upon canvas. Theophilus urged him to abide at his court. A few days later, Paul secretly made his way into Peter's cell. Seeing his fellow apostle near death from exhaustion, Paul wept bitterly; and throwing his arms about him, he said: 'O Peter, my brother, my glory, my joy, other half of my soul, come back to thyself!' Then Peter opened his eyes and recognized Paul, but was unable to speak. Paul opened his mouth and forced in a little food, and Peter presently recovered some degree of strength, and falling into each other's arms, they wept together. The Paul betook himself to Theophilus, and said to him: 'O Theophilus, thou art a kindly and hospitable man! Remember that small ill can wipe out great good! What hast thou done with the servant of God called Peter? Poor and weak, he made his living by his words: and thou hast not thought better than to put such a man in prison! And moreover, hadst thou left him at liberty, he could have served thee well; for it is said that he cures the sick and raises the dead!' To all this Theophilus replied: 'These are but idle tales, my dear Paul; for if this man could raise the dead, he could surely rescue himself from his prison!' Paul answered: 'But I have been told that just as Christ, Who later rose from the dead, did not choose to come down from the Cross, so also this Peter, following the example of his Master, refuses to make his escape, choosing rather to suffer for Christ!' Then said Theophilus: 'Very well then! Go and tell him that I shall set him free if he restores my son to life, that has been dead these fourteen years!' Paul bore this message to Peter, who said to him: 'This is indeed a great miracle that is demanded of me: but the power of God shall accomplish it through me!' He was then lead to the tomb of Theophilus' son, ordered the door opened, and called the dead youth back to life.
But we must admit that this miracle seems unlikely to us, not only because of the fourteen years which God is supposed to have allowed the dead man to spend in the tomb, but also because of the ruse and falsehood which the story attributes to Saint Paul.
But however that may be, it is true that Theophilus and the entire populace of Antioch were finally converted to the Lord, and erected a magnificent church, in the middle of which they raised a high throne for Peter, whence he could be seen and heard by all. He held this see for seven years before going on to Rome, where he occupied the Chair of Rome for twenty-five years. In memory of this event, therefore, the Church celebrates this feast, because on this day, for the first time, the head of the Church was lifted up in name and power. And it came to pass as it was written in the Psalms: 'And let them exalt him in the church of the people; and praise him in the chair of the ancients.'
It is well know that this feast is the third of those in which the Church pays honour to the glorious successor of Christ. And certes Saint Peter deserved to have three feasts, because he was raised above the other apostles in three ways: in authority, in love of Christ, and in the power to work miracles. Moreover, Saint Peter was the ruler of the whole Church, which extends over the three parts of the world, Asia, Africa, and Europe: whence the three feasts by which the Church honours him. Finally Peter, through his power to bind and loose, delivers us from three sorts of sins, the sins of thought, of word, and of deed, and likewise from those which we commit against God, against our neighbor, and against ourselves.
The second reason for the institution of this feast is set down in the Itinerary of Clement. As Saint Peter drew near to Antioch, the inhabitants came out to meet him clothed only in hair-shirts, barefoot, and their heads covered with ashes; and this was as a sign of their repentance, because they had given credence to the falsehoods of Simon Magus. And Peter, gladdened by their penitence, caused to be brought before him all those who were sick or possessed of the Devil; and as soon as he had invoked the name of God upon them, a great light shone forth, and all were made whole, and they ran after him, kissing the places where his feet had trod. Within the week following, more than ten thousand men were baptized. Seeing these things, the prefect Theophilus made over his palace into a basilica, and there placed an elevated throne for Peter, whereon all could see and hear him. -- This story does not necessarily contradict the preceding one: it could easily have happened that Peter was imprisoned by Theophilus and set free through Saint Paul's good offices, and that later on, during one of his journeys, the people of Antioch allowed themselves to be ensnared by the trumperies of Simon the Magician, and in the end repented of their error.
Thirdly, this feast, which is also called the Banquet of Saint Peter, owes its establishment to an ancient custom which the Church transformed into a Christian feast. Master John Beleth tells us that among the pagans, it was customary, on a certain day in the month of February, to lay out a repast upon the tombs of the dead. The pagans believed that this repast was consumed by the souls of their departed, whereas in reality the demons themselves feasted upon it. The pagans called these souls shadows. For according to the custom of the ancients, the souls that still dwelt in their bodies were called souls; if they went down to hell they were called manes; if they went up to Heaven they were called spirits; but if they had but recently died and were still haunting their tombs, they were called shadows. It is quite possible that this ancient custom had not been done away with among the Christians. This the holy fathers saw, and in its place they set the feast of the Chair of Saint Peter in Rome and in Antioch. And it so happens that to this day there are still some who speak of the Banquet of Saint Peter because it falls on the same day as the ancient banquet of the dead.
Finally, this feast is intended to mark the institution of the tonsure for priests. For, while Saint Peter was preaching at Antioch, his head was shaven as a mark of infamy; and thenceforth this mark was adopted by the clergy as a badge of honour. As a symbol, the tonsure stands for the preservation of purity of life, the abandonment of outward ornament, and the renunciation of this world's goods. And since the circle is the perfect figure, the round shape of the tonsure signifies that priests must give to the world an example of Christian perfection. TrackBack
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