From the chapters On Charity by Saint Maximus the Confessor, abbot
The Lord himself reminds us: Whoever loves me will keep my commandments. And this is my commandment: that you love one another. So the man who does not love his neighbor does not obey…
From a sermon by Saint Leo the Great, pope
Out of the whole world one man, Peter, is chosen to preside at the calling of all nations, and to be set over all the apostles and all the fathers…
From the Tractates on the first letter of John by Saint Augustine, bishop
We have been promised that we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. By these words, the tongue has done its best; now we must apply the…
From the Explanations of the Psalms by Saint Ambrose, bishop
We must always meditate on God’s wisdom, keeping it in our hearts and on our lips. Your tongue must speak justice, the law of God must be in your heart….
From a commentary on the Book of Proverbs by Procopius of Gaza, bishop
Wisdom has built herself a house. God the Father’s Power, himself a person, has fashioned as his dwelling-place the whole world in which he lives by his activity, and also man…
From the Discourses against the Arians by Saint Athanasius, bishop
The only-begotten Son, the Wisdom of God, created the entire universe. Scripture says: You have made all things by your wisdom, and the earth is full of your creatures. Yet simply to…
From a sermon by Saint Bernard, abbot
Look for wisdom while it can still be found. Call for it while it is near. Do you want to know how near it is? The word is near you, in…
From a commentary on the Diatesseron by Saint Ephrem, deacon
Lord, who can comprehend even one of your words. We lose more of it than we grasp, like those who drink from a living spring. For God’s word offers different…
From a sermon by Blessed Isaac of Stella, abbot
Why, brothers, are we so little concerned to seek one another’s well-being, so that where we see a greater need, we might show a greater readiness to help and carry…