Lenten readings: CONTEMPLATING CHRIST’S PASSION (St. Leo the Great). True reverence for the Lord’s passion means fixing the eyes of our heart on Jesus crucified and recognising in him our own humanity. The earth – our earthly nature – should tremble at the suffering of its Redeemer. The rocks – the hearts of unbelievers – should burst asunder. The…
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Lenten readings: IN PRAISE OF CHARITY (St. Leo the Great).
Lenten readings: IN PRAISE OF CHARITY (St. Leo the Great) In John’s gospel the Lord says: By this love you have for one another, everyone will know you are my disciples. In a letter by John we read: My dear people, let us love one another since love comes from God and everyone who loves is begotten…
Lenten readings: CHRIST IS THE WAY TO THE LIGHT, THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE (St. Augustine).
Lenten readings: CHRIST IS THE WAY TO THE LIGHT, THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE (St. Augustine). The Lord tells us: I am the light of the world; he who follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life. In these few words he gives a command and makes a promise. Let us…
Lenten reading: HOLD FAST TO GOD, THE ONE TRUE GOOD (St. Ambrose).
Lenten reading: HOLD FAST TO GOD, THE ONE TRUE GOOD (St. Ambrose). Where a man’s heart is, there is his treasure also. God is not accustomed to refusing a good gift to those who ask for one. Since he is good, and especially to those who are faithful to him, let us hold fast to…
Lenten readings: THE MEANING OF THE “FEAR OF THE LORD” (St. Hilary of Poitiers).
Lenten readings: THE MEANING OF THE “FEAR OF THE LORD” (St. Hilary of Poitiers). Blessed are those who fear the Lord, who walk in his ways. Notice that when Scripture speaks of the fear of the Lord it does not leave the phrase in isolation, as if it were a complete summary of faith. No, many…
Lenten reading: “LET US SHOW EACH OTHER GOD’S GENEROSITY (St. Gregory Nazianzen)
Lenten reading: “LET US SHOW EACH OTHER GOD’S GENEROSITY (St. Gregory Nazianzen) Recognise to whom you owe the fact that you exist, that you breathe, that you understand, that you are wise, and, above all, that you know God and hope for the kingdom of heaven and the vision of glory, now darkly as in…
Lenten readings: “THE FRIENDSHIP OF GOD” from St. Irenaeus.
“THE FRIENDSHIP OF GOD” From the Treatise “Against the Heresies” by St. Irenaeus. Our Lord, the Word of God, first drew men to God as servants, but later he freed those made subject to him. He himself testified to this: I do not call you servants any longer, for a servant does not know what his…
Lenten Reading: “PRAYER IS THE LIGHT OF THE SOUL.” A Homily of Pseudo-Chrysostom.
Lenten Reading: “PRAYER IS THE LIGHT OF THE SOUL.” A Homily of Pseudo-Chrysostom. The highest good is prayer and conversation with God, because it means that we are in God’s company and in union with him. When light enters our bodily eyes our eyesight is sharpened; when a soul is intent on God, God’s inextinguishable…
“REPENT.” A letter of Pope St. Clement I to the Corinthians.
“Let the wicked forsake their way, and the unrighteous their thoughts; let them return to the Lord, that he may have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.” Isaiah 55:7 Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked, says the Lord God, and not rather that they should turn from…
LENTEN READINGS: CHRIST IS THE WAY TO THE LIGHT, THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE (St. Augustine, Treatise of St. John)
LENTEN READINGS CHRIST IS THE WAY TO THE LIGHT, THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE (St. Augustine, Treatise of St. John) The Lord tells us: I am the light of the world; he who follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life. In these few words he gives a command and makes…
LENTEN READINGS: PRAYER KNOCKS, FASTING OBTAINS, MERCY RECEIVES (St. Peter Chrysologus)
LENTEN READINGS: PRAYER KNOCKS, FASTING OBTAINS, MERCY RECEIVES (St. Peter Chrysologus) There are three things, my brethren, by which faith stands firm, devotion remains constant, and virtue endures. They are prayer, fasting and mercy. Prayer knocks at the door, fasting obtains, mercy receives. Prayer, mercy and fasting: these three are one, and they give life…
Lenten Readings: ST. LEO THE GREAT ON THE TRANSFIGURATION OF OUR LORD
Lenten Readings THE LAW WAS GIVEN THROUGH MOSES, GRACE AND TRUTH CAME THROUGH JESUS CHRIST (St. LEO THE GREAT). The Lord reveals his glory in the presence of chosen witnesses. His body is like that of the rest of mankind, but he makes it shine with such splendour that his face becomes like the sun…
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