A Samaritan woman came to draw water – Saint Augustine, bishop
Listen now and learn who it is that asks for a drink. Jesus answered her and said: If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is…
Hold fast to God, the one true good – Saint Ambrose, bishop
Where a man’s heart is, there is his treasure also. God is not accustomed to refusing a good gift to those who ask for one. Since he is good, and…
The covenant of the Lord – Saint Irenaeus, bishop and martyr
He fed them with manna, that they might receive spiritual food. In the book of Deuteronomy Moses says: He fed you with manna, which your fathers did not know, that…
The meaning of “the fear of the Lord” – Saint Hilary, bishop
“Fear” is not to be taken in the sense that common usage gives it. Fear in this ordinary sense is the trepidation our weak humanity feels when it is afraid…
Through foreshadowing of the future, Israel was learning reverence for God and perseverance in his service – Saint Irenaeus, bishop and martyr
From the beginning God created man out of his own generosity. He chose the patriarchs to give them salvation. He took his people in hand, teaching them, unteachable as they…
The passion of the whole body of Christ – Saint Augustine, bishop
Lord, I have cried to you, hear me. This is a prayer we can all say. This is not my prayer, but that of the whole body of Christ. Rather,…
Christ and Moses – Saint John Chrysostom, bishop
In those days Christ was present to the Israelites as he followed them, but he is present to us in a much deeper sense. The Lord was with them because…
The law was given through Moses, grace and truth came through Jesus Christ – Saint Leo the Great, pope
The Lord reveals his glory in the presence of chosen witnesses. His body is like that of the rest of mankind, but he makes it shine with such splendor that…
Man’s deeper questionings – Gaudium et spes
The tensions disturbing the world of today are in fact related to a more fundamental tension rooted in the human heart. In man himself many elements are in conflict with…