Readings:
2 Corinthians 11:21-12:9
Matthew 16:13-19
Verily, the all-solemn Feast of the two Apostles hath arrived, bringing us salvation. Wherefore, let us mystically exult, crying unto them: Rejoice, O ye who have become luminaries to those in darkness, two rays of the Sun! Rejoice, O Peter and Paul, adamant pillars of the divine doctrines, ye friends of Christ and two honored vessels! Be ye present among us in an invisible manner, and grant immaterial gifts to those who extol your feast with songs.
--Doxasticon of the Feast, Tone 6
"O foremost in the ranks of apostles, and teachers of the world, Peter and Paul. Intercede with the Master of all, to grant safety to the world, and to our souls the great mercy." -- Apolytikion of Ss. Peter and Paul
Letter from the EP to the Pope
>The contemporary crisis of refugees and migrants has demonstrated the need for European nations to address this problem on the basis of the ancient Christian principles of fraternity and social justice. We recognize that the European civilization cannot be understood without reference to its Christian roots and that its future cannot be as a society entirely secularized or subjected to economism and various forms of fundamentalism. The “culture of solidarity” nurtured by Christianity is not preserved through the progress of standards of living, the Internet and globalization.
https://zenit.org/articles/ecumenical-patriarch-bartholomews-letter-to-pope-francis-on-feast-of-sts-peter-and-paul/
Just on time
>>79178894
Did God give me a viewing of what was to come? Or do we just all know you guys are butthurt contrarians talking about religion on a politics board?
"Why are we seeming to become a magnet for the alt-right?"
https://www.reddit.com/r/OrthodoxChristianity/comments/4q5aee/why_are_we_seeming_to_become_a_magnet_for_altright/
>>79182803
>LARPers
>>79182904
You're thinking of pagans
Have some bump bro
>>79186135
>>79186198
>>79186231
Why is Christianity taken seriously?
>>79183215
>tfw no qt wanted to jump with me this year
>>79186356
for me, it's because the christian worldview makes the most sense in light of the human experience.
through a materialist/atheistic lens:
>i am just a meat robot
>there is no objective morality
>i have no objective purpose for being
but my feewings and intuition tell me all of the above are bogus.
through a christian lens:
>i am a soul in a meat suit
>what's moral or immoral has nothing to do with what people's opinions are
>i have moral duties and obligations
(note: this is why i take christianity seriously, not why i think christianity is true and all others religions/worldviews are false.)
