From the Imitation of Christ
Turn to the Lord with your whole heart and leave behind this wretched world. Then your soul shall find rest. For the kingdom of God is the peace and joy…
From a letter to the Magnesians by Saint Ignatius of Antioch, bishop and martyr
Let us not be insensible of Christ’s loving kindness. For if he had acted as we do, we would have been lost indeed. Therefore let us become his disciples and…
From a homily on the Gospels by Gregory the Great, pope
When Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and did not find the Lord’s body, she thought it had been taken away and so informed the disciples. After they came and…
From the beginning of a letter to the Magnesians by Saint Ignatius of Antioch, bishop and martyr
Ignatius, also called Theophorus, to the church at Magnesia on the Meander, a church blessed with the grace of God the Father in Christ Jesus, our Savior, in whom I…
From the treatise On the Mysteries by Saint Ambrose, bishop
We see that grace can accomplish more than nature, yet so far we have been considering instances of what grace can do through a prophet’s blessing. If the blessing of…
From the treatise On the Mysteries by Saint Ambrose, bishop
Fresh from the waters and resplendent in these garments, God’s holy people hasten to the altar of Christ, saying: I will go in to the altar of God, to God who…
From the life of Saint Camillus by his companion
Let me begin with holy charity. It is the root of all the virtues and Camillus’ most characteristic trait. I can attest that he was on fire with this holy…
From the treatise On the Mysteries by Saint Ambrose, bishop
You were told before not to believe only what you saw. This was to prevent you from saying: Is this the great mystery that eye has not seen nor ear heard…
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,…