tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519955364880984061.post5130605683906211759..comments2023-06-24T07:43:49.683-04:00Comments on Public Vigil: Pray for Church in ChinaMichaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05204113920771985325noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7519955364880984061.post-73473713649769398392011-05-18T13:37:59.340-04:002011-05-18T13:37:59.340-04:00Pope Benedict makes reference to how Peter, the fi...Pope Benedict makes reference to how Peter, the first Pope, was imprisoned by Herod but then freed by an angel after the early Christian Church prayed for him:<br /><br /><a href="http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/r/rsv/rsv-idx?type=DIV2&byte=5089133" rel="nofollow">Acts 12:5,7,19,24</a><br /><br />So Peter was kept in prison; but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church.... and behold, an angel of the Lord appeared, and a light shone in the cell; and he struck Peter on the side and woke him, saying, "Get up quickly." And the chains fell off his hands.... And when Herod had sought for him and could not find him, he examined the sentries and ordered that they should be put to death.... But the word of God grew and multiplied.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05204113920771985325noreply@blogger.com