From an Easter homily by Saint Melito of Sardis, bishop
It is he who was made man of the Virgin, he who was hung on the tree; it is he who was buried in the earth, raised from the dead,…
From a treatise on John by Saint Augustine, bishop
Dear brethren, the Lord has marked out for us the fullness of love that we ought to have for each other. He tells us: No one has greater love than the…
From the book On the Holy Spirit by Saint Basil, bishop
When mankind was estranged from him by disobedience, God our Savior made a plan for raising us from our fall and restoring us to friendship with himself. According to this…
From a sermon by Saint Augustine, bishop
The passion of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is the hope of glory and a lesson in patience. What may not the hearts of believers promise themselves as the…
From a sermon by Saint Andrew of Crete, bishop
Let us go together to meet Christ on the Mount of Olives. Today he returns from Bethany and proceeds of his own free will toward his holy and blessed passion,…
From a homily by Saint Gregory Nazianzen, bishop
We are soon going to share in the Passover, and although we still do so only in a symbolic way, the symbolism already has more clarity than it possessed in…
From a treatise on faith addressed to Peter by Saint Fulgentius of Ruspe, bishop
The sacrifices of animal victims which our forefathers were commanded to offer to God by the holy Trinity itself, the one God of the old and the new testaments, foreshadowed…
From the dogmatic constitution on the Church of the Second Vatican Council
The Israel of old was already called the Church of God while it was on pilgrimage through the desert. So the new Israel, as it makes its way in this…
From a commentary on the psalms by Saint Augustine, bishop
God could give no greater gift to men than to make his Word, through whom he created all things, their head and to join them to him as his members,…