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SUMMARY:Vigils Reading - SS Peter & Paul
DESCRIPTION:THE CHURCH BUILD UPON \nTHE APOSTLES PETER AND PAUL \nFrom a sermon by St Maximus the Confessor7 \n◊◊◊ \nSince all the most blessed apostles obtain a like reward of sanctity with \nthe Lord\, I do not know by what consideration Peter and Paul\, nevertheless\, \nappear to excel in a certain virtue of faith; which fact\, in truth\, we can prove \nfrom the judgment of the Lord Himself. For to Peter\, as to a good steward\, He \ngave the key to the heavenly Kingdom; on Paul\, as an apt teacher\, He enjoins \nthe teaching office of the Church\, so that those whom the latter instructs unto \nsalvation\, the former receives into their reward\, and to the souls of those whose \nhearts Paul enlightens by the word of teaching\, Peter opens the realm of heaven. \nIn a way Paul\, too\, received the key of knowledge from Christ. For that must be \ncalled a key by which the hard hearts of sinners are unbolted to belief\, the \nsecrets of minds are revealed\, and whatever is kept enclosed within is brought \nforth plainly by a reasonable manifestation. That is a key\, I say\, which\, on the \none hand\, opens the conscience to the confession of its sin\, and\, on the other\, \nmakes fast unto eternity the grace of the saving mystery. \nConsequently\, both men received keys from their Lord: the latter (Paul) \nthe key of knowledge\, the former (Peter) the key of power; the former bestows \nthe riches of an immortal life; the latter grants the treasures of knowledge. For \nthere are treasures of knowledge\, as it is written: “In whom are hidden all the \ntreasures of wisdom and knowledge.” Hence\, the blessed Peter and Paul stand \nout above all the apostles and supersede them by a certain\, peculiar prerogative. \nBut between these two it is uncertain who is to be placed first. I think they are \nequal in merits\, for they were equal in their suffering… \nAccordingly\, I believe\, the day was decreed for their merit; the place\, for \ntheir glory; the persecutor\, for their virtue. Yet where did they finally suffer \nmartyrdom? In the city of Rome which stands as the prince and head of nations\, \nso that there\, where the source of superstition was\, the source of sanctity should \nrepose; and where the rulers of the nations were dwelling\, there the princes of \nthe Church should stay. Of what merit the Blessed Peter and Paul might be\, we \ncan comprehend from this\, that while our Lord glorified the region of the Orient \nby His own Passion\, He deigned to make bright the land of the Occident (lest it \nshould be of lesser account) in its turn by the blood of the Apostles\, and\, while \nHis own Passion served us for salvation\, He held forth their martyrdom as an \nexample. \n  \n7 LITURGICAL READINGS\, Compiled at St Meinrad’s Abbey (St Meinrad\, IN 1943) pp. 400- \n401.14 \n  \n 
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