From the treatise On the Mysteries by Saint Ambrose, bishop
It is wonderful that God rained manna on our fathers and they were fed with daily food from heaven. And so it is written: Man ate the bread of angels….
From the treatise On the Mysteries by Saint Ambrose, bishop
After this you went up to the priest. Consider what followed. Was it not what David spoke of when he said: Like oil on the head, running down on the beard,…
From The Journey of the Mind to God, by Saint Bonaventure, bishop
Christ is both the way and the door. Christ is the staircase and the vehicle, like the throne of mercy over the Ark of the Covenant, and the mystery hidden from the…
From the treatise On the Mysteries by Saint Ambrose, bishop
The Apostle teaches you that our fathers were all covered by the cloud, all passed through the sea, all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea. Further,…
From the treatise On the Mysteries by Saint Ambrose, bishop
Consider how ancient the mystery is, prefigured as it was in the creation of the world itself. In the very beginning, when God made heaven and earth, the spirit, God tells us, moved…
From the beginning of the treatise On the Mysteries by Saint Ambrose, bishop
We gave a daily instruction on right conduct when the readings were taken from the history of the patriarchs or the maxims of Proverbs. These readings were intended to instruct…
From the Rule of Saint Benedict, abbot
Whenever you begin any good work you should first of all make a most pressing appeal to Christ our Lord to bring it to perfection; that he, who has honored…
From a letter to the Corinthians by Saint Clement, pope and martyr
Beloved, see what a marvelous thing love is; its perfection is beyond our expression. Who can truly love save those to whom God grants it? We ought to beg and…
From an exposition of psalm 118 by Saint Ambrose, bishop
My Father and I will come and make our home with him. Let your door stand open to receive him, unlock your soul to him, offer him a welcome in your…