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Jesus commanded his disciples to get into a boat and go to the other side until late at night. Seeing them exhausted from rowing, since the wind was against them, Jesus went towards them, walking on the sea. They thought it was a ghost, but the Master spoke to them: "Do not be afraid. Take heart! It is I."
"Let me go with you, Master" - Peter said - "Come!" - the Lord replied. Peter got out of the boat and walked towards the Lord, but then he became afraid and began to sink. "Help me, Lord!" - he cried out. Jesus reached out his hand to him and said: "Why did you doubt, you of little faith?"
One day Jesus asked his disciples: - Who do people say that I am? They answered: - Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah or some other prophet. Then Jesus asked them: - But what about you? Who do you say I am? Simon Peter replied: - You are the Christ, the Son of the living God. Jesus said to him: - Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah... And I tell you that you are Peter (rock), and on this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of hell will not overcome it. I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven.
Herod Antipas... gave a great banquet for the nobles of his kingdom. Salome, his stepdaughter, danced... and the king told her: "Ask me for whatever you want...". Herodias, who hated John because he rebuked her for her sins, told her: "The head of John." And they cut off John's head. The disciples went to collect his body and buried it.