From an Easter homily by Saint Melito of Sardis, bishop
The lamb that was slain has delivered us from death and given us life There was much proclaimed by the prophets about the mystery of the Passover: that mystery is…
From a treatise on John by Saint Augustine, bishop
The perfection of love 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…
From the book On the Holy Spirit by Saint Basil, bishop
By one death and resurrection the world was saved When mankind was estranged from him by disobedience, God our Savior made a plan for raising us from our fall and…
From a sermon by Saint Augustine, bishop
Let us too glory in the cross of the Lord The passion of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is the hope of glory and a lesson in patience. What…
From a sermon by Saint Andrew of Crete, bishop
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Blessed is the king of Israel. Let us go together to meet Christ on the Mount of Olives. Today…
From a homily by Saint Gregory Nazianzen, bishop
We are soon going to share in the Passover We are soon going to share in the Passover, and although we still do so only in a symbolic way, the…
From a treatise on faith addressed to Peter by Saint Fulgentius of Ruspe, bishop
Christ offered himself for us 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…
From a letter by Saint Leo the Great, pope
The mystery of man’s reconciliation with God Lowliness is assured by majesty, weakness by power, mortality by eternity. To pay the debt of our sinful state, a nature that was…
From a commentary on the psalms by Saint Augustine, bishop
Jesus Christ prays for us and in us and is the object of our prayers God could give no greater gift to men than to make his Word, through whom…