From a sermon by Saint Peter Chrysologus, bishop
In choosing to be born for us, God chose to be known by us. He therefore reveals himself in this way, in order that this great sacrament of his…
From a sermon by Saint Leo the Great, pope
The loving providence of God determined that in the last days he would aid the world, set on its course to destruction. He decreed that all nations should be…
From the book of the prophet Isaiah 61:1-11
The spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me; He has sent me to bring glad tidings to the lowly, to heal the…
From a conference to her spiritual daughters by Elizabeth Ann Seton
I will tell you what is my own great help. I once read or heard that an interior life means but the continuation of our Savior’s life in us; that…
From a sermon by Saint Augustine, bishop
What man knows all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge hidden in Christ, concealed in the poverty of his flesh? Scripture says: Although he was rich he became poor…
From a sermon by Saint Gregory Nazianzen, bishop
Basil and I were both in Athens. We had come, like streams of a river, from the same source in our native land, had separated from each other in…
From a letter by Saint Athanasius, bishop
The Apostle tells us: The Word took to himself the sons of Abraham, and so had to be like his brothers in all things. He had then to take…
From a sermon by Saint Leo the Great, pope
Although the state of infancy, which the majesty of the Son of God did not disdain to assume, developed with the passage of time into maturity of manhood, and…
From an address by Saint Paul VI, pope
Nazareth is a kind of school where we may begin to discover what Christ’s life was like and even to understand his Gospel. Here we can observe and ponder the…