From a Letter to the Ephesians by Saint Ignatius of Antioch, bishop and martyr
The harmony of unity It is right for you to give glory in every way to Jesus Christ who has given glory to you; you must be made holy in…
From a letter to the Corinthians by Saint Clement I, pope and martyr
From the first, faith has been God’s means of justifying men God’s blessing must be our objective, and the way to win it our study. Search the records of ancient…
From a Discourse Against the Pagans by Saint Athanasius, bishop
The Word creates a divine harmony in creation In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. All things were made through…
From a Discourse Against the Pagans by Saint Athanasius, bishop
The Word of the Father gives order, direction and unity to creation By his own wisdom and Word, who is our Lord and Savior Christ, the all-holy Father (whose excellence…
From the treatise Against Heresies by Saint Irenaeus, bishop and martyr
Knowledge of the Father consists in the self-revelation of the Son No one can know the Father apart from God’s Word, that is, unless the Son reveals him, and no…
From the Detailed Rules for Monks by Saint Basil the Great, bishop
The ability to love is within each of us Love of God is not something that can be taught. We did not learn from someone else how to rejoice in…
From the letter to the Corinthians by Saint Clement I, pope and martyr
The Word of God on high, fountain of wisdom For his chosen ones scattered throughout the world, we shall make our constant prayer to the Creator of the universe. May…
From a Sermon by Saint Gregory of Nazianzus, bishop
The baptism of Christ Christ is bathed in light; let us also be bathed in light. Christ is baptized; let us also go down with him, and rise with him….
From a sermon by Faustus of Riez, bishop
The marriage of Christ and the Church On the third day there was a wedding. What wedding can this be but the joyful marriage of man’s salvation, a marriage celebrated by…