Sts. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church

The best way to defeat the devil is by patience. As long as we endure and do not take revenge, the spirit of peace calms us. To the degree that we pray for our... enemies and take all the blame on ourselves, we will feel great peace in our souls. And if our thoughts tell us that so-and-so is also to blame and not just me, and this thought conquers us, then the Holy Spirit leaves us, we begin to feel heaviness in our souls, and we can’t endure anymore. (Elder Proclu+ of Romania in pravoslavie.ru) See more

When we speak of the wife obeying the husband, we normally think of obedience in military or political terms: the husband giving orders, and the wife obeying th...em. But while this type of obedience may be appropriate in the army, it is ridiculous in the intimate relationship of marriage. The obedient wife does not wait for orders. Rather, she tries to discern her husband’s needs and feelings, and responds in love. When she sees her husband is weary, she encourages him to rest; when she sees him agitated, she soothes him; when he is ill, she nurses and comforts him; when he is happy and elated, she shares his joy. Yet such obedience should not be confined to the wife; the husband should be obedient in the same way. When she is weary, he should relieve her of her work; when she is sad, he should cherish her, holding her gently in his arms; when she is filled with good cheer, he should also share her good cheer. Thus a good marriage is not a matter of one partner obeying the other, but of both partners obeying each other. St John Chrysostom

the snares of Satan are many for those who worship God. Temptation manages very successfully to ensure that we pay no attention to the worship. We go to churc...h frequently, only to continue our sleep. As soon as we hear the readings and the hymns, we close our eyes. We enter into a state of lethargy and we are unable to follow the words of the hymns. It is a satanic thing..." (Elder St. Porphyrios 'Wounded by Love') See more

The Bishop The unity and continuity of the Church is to be found in Her bishops Gathering together for the celebration of the Church's Divine Services is that great moment in the life of the People of God that brings together both heaven and earth. In these services we are mystically transported to a place where time and space cease to exist as we know it, and we are transported into the Heavenly Realm. In these services we are mystically standing with the saints and all the ...Continue reading

Please visit our website to learn more about us and how you can help. www.orthodoxafrica.org #orthodoxafrica

Medicine for the Heart We must receive the spiritual medicine for the heart on a daily basis One medicine for the heart, is the use of a "Prayer Rule." This "Rule" is of the utmost importance, for the prayer rule helps develop the discipline we all need to progress, spiritually. It is one of the great tools the Orthodox Way has to offer, and has been handed down, from the earliest of times through the Fathers of the Church. The "art of prayer," comes from the experience of th...Continue reading

On Monday morning, October 19, 2020, His Beatitude, Metropolitan Theodosius (Lazor), former Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All-America and Canada, fell asleep in the Lord in Canonsburg PA after an extended illness. He was the Primate of the Orthodox Church in America from 1977 until his retirement in 2002. May his memory be eternal!

This parable speaks to us about the kind of soil, the kind of ground that we are...... FrJoshua Schooping