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Category Archives: Patristiblogging
St. Augustine on rain
Hail to you, O patristibloggers! I am back on rain again, with St. Augustine, who in his Commentary on the Sermon on the Mount (De sermone Domini in monte libri duo in CCL 35) has a very nice riff on … Read More
Viator for the Shrine
Over at the Shrine, a question was asked about the term homo viator, which descibes "the wanderer" (which is the name of a paper I write for), the Christian as a pilgrim or "wayfarer" en route. In this life we … Read More
Chrysostom on today’s 2nd reading from Ephesians
The second reading for today’s Holy Mass (with the Novus Ordo) is from Ephesians 4:1-6. Let us hear what St. John Chrysostom says about it. Again [Paul] uses the metaphor of bonding. We have lft it behind, and now it … Read More
Augustine on today’s Gospel: Luke 10:38-42
Let’s start off with the Collect for today, briefly. COLLECTOmnipotens sempiterne Deus, cuius Filius in domo beatae Marthae dignatus est hospitari, da, quaesumus, ut, eiusdem intercessione, Christo in fratribus nostris fideliter ministrantes, in aede caelesti a te recepi mereamur. LITERAL … Read More
25 July: St. James, Apostle (Chrysostom on the Gospel reading)
Today is the feast of St. James the Apostle. I am sure other blogs will tell you about the great Apostle. I will give you the perspective of a patristiblogger. The Gospel for today’s feast is from Matthew 20:20-28, when … Read More
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Theodoret on today’s 1st reading
Today’s first reading for Mass (in the Novus Ordo) is from Hosea 11. The reading ends… My heart is overwhelmed, my pity is stirred. I will not give vent to my blazing anger, I will not destroy Ephraim again; For … Read More
“For heterodoxy does not differ at all from unenlightenment.”
Today’s Gospel reading from Matthew 10:1-7 concerns the mission Jesus gives to the Twelve and their instructions for that mission. He tells the Apostles to preach to the Jews but not to go to the towns of the pagans, the … Read More
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St. Ambrose read without moving his lips!
In the ancient world books were rare. If you had a book, you were probably wealthy. If you got your hands on a book, you had to remember what you read because you might not ever see that particular book … Read More
Ambrose on today’s 1st reading: Hosea
While not always very original, St. Ambrose of Milan (+397) was a stemwinder delivering spellbinder. His Latin is elegant and his thought leads the careful listener down fascinating paths. I say "listener", because these things should always be read aloud. … Read More
Today’s 2nd reading through Augustine’s lens
The second reading for Holy Mass today, Sunday, is from 2 Corinthians 12: 7-10. We hear about Paul who was tormented by the Devil with God’s permission and given his proverbial “thorn in the flesh”. This was to bring Paul … Read More
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