St Peter - passionate apostle.

Peter, prepare our room for the Last Supper

I wash your feet Peter

Saint Peter, the man chosen by Jesus to be the leader of his followers, is another important role in the Re-enactment of Our Lord's Passion. He is a brave, loyal, impetuous and loving devoted follower of Jesus, tried severely on this most important of days as Jesus fulfils His mission.
Whereas St John may not have understood what was happening but just did everything straight away, Saint Peter tried very hard to understand what Jesus said and wanted and desired to do what Jesus asked and more. And, like us, he often did not understand what Jesus was actually doing and went too far in his zeal. When you read the gospels, you can see how Jesus would have that loving smile, pleased with Peter's zeal, but constantly getting him back on track. "Do you not understand, Peter..." and so on are common statements.
In the Re-enactment, Peter is sent with John to prepare for the Last Supper and is there to meet Jesus and his fellow disciples when they arrive.
He then watches in surprise and confusion as Jesus, their leader, washes John's feet!

Peter cutting off the ear of Malchus, the Jewish guard

"Not I!" he loudly proclaims.
"You must," says Jesus.
"Then my head and feet too!" he suggests, going one better.
Jesus just beckons to Peter, who silently agrees and does just what Jesus wants.
Peter is also the one who most vehemently denies that he will abandon Jesus, and is ready to defend Jesus with all his might.
In the Garden of Gethsemane, when the Jewish Guards move in to arrest Jesus, the question is asked whether it is time to use their swords.
Without waiting for an answer, Peter flies in to the fight and cuts of the ear of Malchus, one of the Jewish Guards.

Simon, This is the time I will be handed over.

I don't know this man Jesus!

Jesus stops the fight, heals Malchus's ear and tries to explain to Peter that now is the time he is to be handed over to the Jews.
Confused, Peter and the rest of the Apostles run.
But Peter and John follow close behind and get into the courtyard of the House of Caiaphas through John's connections to the Sanhedrin. But after he sees Jesus beaten and sentenced as a blasphemer, Peter is once more tried through public accusations.
As predicted, he denied Jesus three times before the cock crew twice.

True to his character and the strength Jesus saw in him, Peter realised his mistake, learned from it and stepped up to be the leader of the Church. He never shied away from his tale of weakness, as many a leader might do, but shared his story in the gospels so all could know that failing isn't the problem, it is despair and refusing to go back which is the problem.