The apostles Peter and Paul

In order to raise our spirit but a little over the vanity of this world in which it is ordinarily immersed, we shall impress in our minds, brothers and sisters, the image of the holy chief Apostles Peter and Paul, filled with inexhaustible life. Their souls represent an equally abundant treasure house of spiritual virtues for us, who are in but small measure participants in the Divine life that was revealed through the appearance of God in the flesh.

7/12/2022

Why the Apostles Peter and Paul are Called the "Chief Apostles"

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Why the Apostles Peter and Paul are Called the "Chief Apostles"

Although certain Apostles are distinguished in Scripture and tradition, for example, Peter, Paul, John, James, and others, none of them were chief, or even superior in honor to the rest. But because in the Acts of the Apostles the labors of the Apostles Peter and Paul are the most told, the Church and the holy fathers, while revering the name of each of the Apostles, call these two Apostles chief. Calling these two Apostles chief in rank and labors, the Church impresses upon us that its head is Jesus Christ alone, and all the Apostles are His servants (cf. Col. 1:18).

Sermon on the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul

Archpriest Andrew Phillips

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Sermon on the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul

Archpriest Andrew Phillips

It is also claimed that not only did the apostle Peter found the Church of Rome, but that somehow this gives the Church of Rome some special supremacy and superiority over all the other Churches. This is clearly not true, for the Church of Antioch, which was founded by St Peter, has never claimed any superiority. In reality, when our Lord says in the Gospel: ‘Thou art a rock and on this rock I will build my Church’, it refers not to some special authority given to Peter, it concerns all who confess Christ as the Son of the Living God. All who make this confession have authority, all who confess Christ truly are rocks and are granted the keys to the kingdom.

Why is the Feast of the Apostles Peter and Paul on July 12?

Hieromonk Job (Gumerov)

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Why is the Feast of the Apostles Peter and Paul on July 12?

Hieromonk Job (Gumerov)

The reverent memory of Christians has retained the place where the two Apostles parted with each other from this life. On that place, along the Via Ostiensis (in Italian, Via Ostiense), is a church dedicated to both Apostles.

Homily on the Day of the Apostles Peter and Paul

Holy Hieromartyr Thaddeus (Uspensky)

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Homily on the Day of the Apostles Peter and Paul

Holy Hieromartyr Thaddeus (Uspensky)

How often and with what indifference do we abandon the word of God, which is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart (Heb. 4:12), and turn to earthly wisdom, the rudiments of the world (Gal. 4:9; Col. 2:8), which does not in the least reveal to us the divine wisdom hidden throughout the world and in the life of mankind!

Feast of the Holy, Glorious, and All-Praiseworthy Chiefs of the Apostles, Peter and Paul

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Feast of the Holy, Glorious, and All-Praiseworthy Chiefs of the Apostles, Peter and Paul

The Orthodox Church has a beautiful presentation of the importance and prominence of the Apostles Peter and Paul with the icon that shows both Apostles standing together holding an image of the Church. Both Apostles, being chosen by our Lord, were instrumental in the establishment and growth of the early Church through their boldness, spiritual strength, and wisdom. Thus they are recognized as "pillars" of the Church, having offered all even unto death for the sake of the Gospel of Christ.

Ss. Peter and Paul: Apostles at Antioch

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Ss. Peter and Paul: Apostles at Antioch

The same challenges face us to day. We have to be faithful to the Tradition of the Church, which is what we have received, and to sell that for a farthing (few cents) is to surrender the whole purpose and meaning of the Church. However, without a creative engagement with modern culture; without listening to the word of God as it is spoken today; without being attentive to the work of the Holy Spirit in that same world, we risk Christianity becoming once again a limited sectarian enclave.

The apostle Peter and orthodox conscience

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The apostle Peter and orthodox conscience

When we speak about the Apostle Peter, our mind usually goes to the plethoric and dynamic Apostle, who stood out among the Twelve as 'the head Apostle'. For we remember how often we see him from within the sacred texts, being the leader in various activities, acting also on behalf of the rest of the Apostles, yet without separating himself from them.

Saints Peter and Paul the Apostles – Teachers of Repentance, Courage and Enlighteners of the Church

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Saints Peter and Paul the Apostles – Teachers of Repentance, Courage and Enlighteners of the Church

“All his life Saint Peter the Apostle regretted his denial of Christ, so that he tried to make up for that through special diligence, through missionary zeal towards Christ. Saint Paul the Apostle has also remembered all his life that he used to persecute the Church, so that he changed this fall of his into a great missionary work, never surpassed by others, because he worked more than the other apostles in order to redeem his mistake to have been once a persecutor of the Church..."

Apostles Peter and Paul

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Apostles Peter and Paul

A visiting dignitary is honoured with a symbolic key to the city as a token of respect, but for eternity the keys to the kingdom of Heaven have been placed by the Messiah himself, out of respect to one of his greatest disciples, into the hand of a man called Peter,the constant companion and beloved friend of Jesus Christ. This magnificent disciple, whom trust places at the gates of heaven to examine the credentials of those who would enter, had a master key in his lifetime which unlocked the hearts of men to admit the Saviour, and his wisdom was the key to men's minds which in turn admitted the intelligence to give meaning to the Christian faith... Whenever the storms of controversy within the Christian Church have cast a shadow on the Cross of Jesus Christ, the clouds have been rolled back by the spiritual brighteness, undiminished by the centuries, of the magnificent St. Paul. Most Christians agree that were it not for St. Paul, the new faith of Jesus Christ would have never taken hold to become the mainstay of Western civilization, The total commitment of St. Paul to the Messiah, for which he ultimately sacrificed his life, brought the message of Jesus to the nucleus of Christians over a period of thirty years and assured the permanency of the truth of the Savior.

Ss. Peter and Paul Church in Hong Kong

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Ss. Peter and Paul Church in Hong Kong

This parish in Hong Kong is officially registered as the Orthodox Brotherhood of Apostles Saints Peter and Paul in 2004 to provide for the spiritual needs of Orthodox expatriates and local Chinese living and working in Hong Kong.

Akathist to Saints Peter and Paul

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Akathist to Saints Peter and Paul

O most glorious Apostles Peter and Paul, who laid down your lives for Christ and beautified His pasture with your blood! Hearken unto the prayers and sighs of your children which are now offered up with contrite heart. For, lo! we have darkened ourselves with iniquities, and for this cause have we been covered with misfortunes as with showers; and we have become exceeding poor in the oil of a good life, and we cannot fend off the ravening wolves which boldly strive to lay hands on the inheritance of God.

Apostolic Lessons

The Glorious and All-Praised Preeminent Apostles Peter and Paul

Metropolitan Nicholai (Yarushevich)

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Apostolic Lessons

The Glorious and All-Praised Preeminent Apostles Peter and Paul

Metropolitan Nicholai (Yarushevich)

The Lord calls us to him in different ways, but the purpose of the call—both the one with which He called the Apostles Peter and Paul and the one with which He calls every one of us—is the same: to entice us to follow Him unto the end of our days on Earth.

The Greatest Laborers in the Field of Christ

A Homily for the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul

Schema-Archimandrite John (Maslov)

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The Greatest Laborers in the Field of Christ

A Homily for the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul

Schema-Archimandrite John (Maslov)

The life of these holy Apostles gives us not only a salvific example, but also indicates the way of salvation itself.

Overcoming Our Differences. A Homily on the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul

Archimandrite Sergius (Bowyer)

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Overcoming Our Differences. A Homily on the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul

Archimandrite Sergius (Bowyer)

Enough can not be said concerning the two greatest Apostles that the Church and the world has ever known. And yet, they both had been exceedingly humbled by circumstances in their lives and thereby also became two great examples of repentance.

Two Earthquakes With an Epicenter in Paradise

Priest Ioan Valentin Istrati

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Two Earthquakes With an Epicenter in Paradise

Priest Ioan Valentin Istrati

Two earthy people who passed through all the sufferings of this world, weak and doubting, with heavy sins on their conscience, but who were able through tears and repentance to tear themselves out of the darkness and make of themselves sacred chalices of the mystical Liturgy of Christ.

Sacred Comtemplation on the Holy Apostle Peter's Martyric Love for Christ

St. Constantin Sârbu

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Sacred Comtemplation on the Holy Apostle Peter's Martyric Love for Christ

St. Constantin Sârbu

How great is the soul that in a minute of strong temptation has nothing more to finish, and nothing can still hold back, and deems there to be nothing more to gain! How glad the Lord would be to see such hearts!

On the Most Important Miracle Of Apostles Peter and Paul

Priest Andrei Chizhenko

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On the Most Important Miracle Of Apostles Peter and Paul

Priest Andrei Chizhenko

There are a huge amount of possibilities for the modern Christian to be an apostle. It is important that the heart burn with faith and the search for God and the thirst for the knowledge of Him.

St. Paul Apostle to the Nations

Fr. Ted Bobosh

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St. Paul Apostle to the Nations

Fr. Ted Bobosh

Rather than focusing on all the good things we do – even when done for God – godly wisdom has us focus on God’s love for us.

The Spiritual Meaning of the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul

Archpriest Artemy Vladimirov

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The Spiritual Meaning of the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul

Archpriest Artemy Vladimirov

Archpriest Artemy Vladimirov discusses the spiritual meaning of the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul; why these very different individuals who became followers of Christ in very different ways are commemorated together; and how their personal qualities should become examples for us.

The Twelve Apostles: Timid Men who Won the World

An excerpt from a homily by St. John Chrysostom (Hom. 4, 3.4: PG 61, 34-36).

St. John Chrysostom

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The Twelve Apostles: Timid Men who Won the World

An excerpt from a homily by St. John Chrysostom (Hom. 4, 3.4: PG 61, 34-36).

St. John Chrysostom

It became clear through unlearned men that the cross was persuasive; in fact, it persuaded the whole world. Their discourse was not of unimportant matters but of God and true religion, of the Gospel way of life and future judgment, and yet it turned ordinary, uneducated men into philosophers. See how the foolishness of God is wiser than people, and his weakness stronger than people!

The Tears of the Apostle Paul

His Eminence Metropolitan Seraphim of Kastoria

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The Tears of the Apostle Paul

His Eminence Metropolitan Seraphim of Kastoria

On the Apostle Paul, "the lofty and great ... who was almost incorporeal and the prisoner of Christ's love," the governor of the Church and the corrector of the ecumene, the educator and father, the tent-maker and landless, as he was characterized by Saint John Chrysostom, will this poor and insignificant discourse deal with.

Sermon on the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, Leaders of the Apostles

Homily Twenty-Eight

St. Gregory Palamas

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Sermon on the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, Leaders of the Apostles

Homily Twenty-Eight

St. Gregory Palamas

If, as we have said, we commemorate each of the saints with hymns and appropriate songs of praise, how much more should we celebrate the memory of Peter and Paul, the supreme Leaders of the pre-eminent company of the Apostles? They are the fathers and guides of all Christians: Apostles, martyrs, holy ascetics, priests, hierarchs, pastors and teachers.

The Holy Glorious and All-Praised Leaders of the Apostles, Peter and Paul

Sermon of Saint Augustine, Bishop of Hippo

St. Augustine

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The Holy Glorious and All-Praised Leaders of the Apostles, Peter and Paul

Sermon of Saint Augustine, Bishop of Hippo

St. Augustine

The Apostle Paul, formerly Saul, was changed from a robbing wolf into a meek lamb. Formerly he was an enemy of the Church, then is manifest as an Apostle. Formerly he stalked it, then preached it.

The Chief Apostles. Three Lessons from two Apostles

Archpriest Andrei Tkachev

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The Chief Apostles. Three Lessons from two Apostles

Archpriest Andrei Tkachev

What do the differences between the two apostles, celebrated on the same, day tell us? They tell us that in the Church, everyone is different. And this difference is a true blessing, if there is oneness of faith and a unity of love. If for dictators “no one is irreplaceable,” then for God all are unique and all irreplaceable. The main thing is that there be common faith.

The Christian Parthenon and St. Paul

Nun Nectaria (McLees)

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The Christian Parthenon and St. Paul

Nun Nectaria (McLees)

St. Paul was the first Christian missionary to preach in the celebrated intellectual stronghold of the Greco-Roman world. Indeed, Athens still reigned as the university of the Empire; she lived on her reputation as the city of the philosophers, and her streets were filled with the arguments of Platonists, Stoics, and Epicureans. Other intellectual centers had arisen in Rome, Alexandria, Antioch and Tarsus, but Athens remained indisputably the queen.

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