From the dogmatic constitution on the Church of the Second Vatican Council
The Church, to which we are all called in Christ Jesus and in which we acquire holiness through the grace of God, will reach its perfection only in the glory…
From a treatise on The Ascent of Mount Carmel, by Saint John of the Cross, priest
Under the ancient law prophets and priests sought from God revelations and visions which indeed they needed, for faith had as yet no firm foundation and the gospel law had…
From commentary on Isaiah by Eusebius of Caesarea
The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight the paths of our God. The prophecy makes clear that it is to be…
From a sermon by Saint Anselm, bishop
Blessed Lady, sky and stars, earth and rivers, day and night—everything that is subject to the power or use of man—rejoice that through you they are in some sense…
From a letter by Saint Ambrose, bishop
The Church of the Lord is built upon the rock of the apostles among so many dangers in the world; it therefore remains unmoved. The Church’s foundation is unshakeable…
From a commentary on the Diatessaron by Saint Ephrem, deacon
To prevent his disciples from asking the time of his coming, Christ said: About that hour no one knows, neither the angels nor the Son. It is not for…
From a sermon by Saint Bernard, abbot
We know that there are three comings of the Lord. The third lies between the other two. It is invisible, while the other two are visible. In the first coming…
From a sermon by Saint Gregory Nazianzen, bishop
From a sermon by Saint Gregory Nazianzen, bishop The very Son of God, older than the ages, the invisible, the incomprehensible, the incorporeal, the beginning of beginning, the light…
From the letters to Saint Ignatius by Saint Francis Xavier, priest
We have visited the villages of the new converts who accepted the Christian religion a few years ago. No Portuguese live here—the country is so utterly barren and poor….