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Matt. xvi. 15, 16, 17, 18, 19.-"Jesus saith to them: but whom do you say that I am?- Simon Peter answered and said : Thou art Christ, the Son of the living God.-And Jesus answering, said to him: Blessed art thou, Simon BarJona: because flesh and blood hath not revealed it to thee, but my Father who is in heaven. And I say to thee: Thou art Peter; and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.-And I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven. And whatsoever thou shalt bind upon earth, it shall be bound also in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose upon earth, it shall be also loosed in heaven.”