From a treatise on the Lord’s Prayer by Saint Cyprian, bishop and martyr
Dear brothers, the commands of the Gospel are nothing else than God’s lessons, the foundations on which to build up hope, the supports for strengthening faith, the food that nourishes…
From a sermon by Saint Gregory of Nazianzen, bishop
Let us put into practice the supreme and primary law of God. He sends down rain on just and sinful alike, and causes the sun to rise on all without…
From a commentary on the psalms by Saint Augustine, bishop
Hear, O God, my petition, listen to my prayer. Who is speaking? An individual, it seems. See if it is an individual: I cried to you from the ends of the earth…
From the treatise Against Heresies by Saint Irenaeus, bishop and martyr
Our Lord, the Word of God, first drew men to God as servants, but later he freed those made subject to him. He himself testified to this: I do not call…
From a homily by Saint John Chrysostom, bishop
Prayer and converse with God is a supreme good: it is a partnership and union with God. As the eyes of the body are enlightened when they see light, so…
From a sermon by Saint Leo the Great, pope
Dear friends, what the Christian should be doing at all times should be done now with greater care and devotion, so that the Lenten fast enjoined by the apostles may…
From a letter to the Corinthians by Saint Clement I, pope and martyr
Brothers, we should be humble in mind, putting aside all arrogance, pride and foolish anger. Rather, we should act in accordance with the Scriptures, as the Holy Spirit says: The wise…
From a homily on Ecclesiastes by Saint Gregory of Nyssa, bishop
There is a time to be born and a time to die. God grant that mine may be a timely birth and a timely death! Of course no one imagines that…
From a homily on Ecclesiastes by Saint Gregory of Nyssa, bishop
We shall be blessed with clear vision if we keep our eyes fixed on Christ, for he, as Paul teaches, is our head, and there is in him no shadow…