Reverence for Stones
"He walked reverently over rocks, out of consideration of him who is called Peter, the Rock. And when he came to this psalm verse, "Upon a rock you have exalted me" (cf. Ps 61:2-3), he would say, to be even more reverent, 'At the feet of the Rock you have exalted me.'" --Celano, Second Life, 165
Scripture speaks on building a house on a rock foundation rather than sand, so when Peter is called a rock it is to emphasize that the church was being built on a solid foundation. Francis was exemplifying Peter's role in establishing the church by reverencing the rocks he walked upon.
"He walked reverently over rocks, out of consideration of him who is called Peter, the Rock. And when he came to this psalm verse, "Upon a rock you have exalted me" (cf. Ps 61:2-3), he would say, to be even more reverent, 'At the feet of the Rock you have exalted me.'" --Celano, Second Life, 165
Scripture speaks on building a house on a rock foundation rather than sand, so when Peter is called a rock it is to emphasize that the church was being built on a solid foundation. Francis was exemplifying Peter's role in establishing the church by reverencing the rocks he walked upon.
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