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<span style="background-color:rgb(208,224,227)"><b>in today’s Gospel Jesus foretells the denial of Peter, which is
fulfilled in the account of the Passion. Peter later denies Jesus three
times before the cock crows and, remembering
Jesus’ prediction, breaks down and weep<span style="background-color:rgb(208,224,227)">s.</span></b></span></span><span style="background-color:rgb(208,224,227)"><b><br><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:normal">After
the Resurrection, Peter and the other disciples returned to Galilee to
work as fishermen again, and there spotted Jesus on the far shore. As
Jesus draws Peter back into his circle of intimacy, we witness a
beautiful act of spiritual direction. Three times the Lord asks Peter
whether he loves him, and three times Peter affirms it: "Lord, you know
that I love you." </span></b></span><br><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;font-weight:400;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:normal"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)"><b>St.
Augustine was the first to comment that the threefold statement of love
was meant to counteract <span style="background-color:rgb(234,209,220)">the threefold denial.</span></b></span> <span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)"><b>Peter emerges as the
archetype of the forgiven and commissioned
church, for after each of his reaffirmations, Peter hears the command to
tend the sheep. </b><b>Once we are brought back into friendship with Jesus, we
are called to love those whom he loves.</b></span></span></b><br></span></b></div>
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