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Showing posts with label St. Ambrose. Show all posts
Showing posts with label St. Ambrose. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 18, 2013

You Light Up Your Grace of Body with the Radiance of Your Mind

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You Light Up Your Grace of Body with the Radiance of Your Mind From a book on virginity, by St Ambrose: You are one of God...
Thursday, December 5, 2013

You Win the People Over with the Grace of your Words

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You Win the People Over with the Grace of your Words You have entered upon the office of bishop. Sitting at the helm of the Church...
Saturday, November 2, 2013

Let Us Die With Christ, to Live With Christ

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Let Us Die With Christ, to Live With Christ We see that death is gain, life is loss. Paul says:   For me life is Christ, and dea...
Sunday, August 18, 2013

The One Mediator of God and Men is the Man Christ Jesus

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The One Mediator of God and Men is the Man Christ Jesus ‘Brother does not redeem; a man shall redeem; he shall not give to God his...
Saturday, July 13, 2013

The Sacrament That You Receive is Effected by the Words of Christ

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The Sacrament That You Receive is Effected by the Words of Christ We see that grace can accomplish more than nature, yet so far w...

To the Newly Baptised on the Eucharist

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To the Newly Baptised on the Eucharist Fresh from the waters and resplendent in these garments, God’s holy people hasten to the a...

Instruction on the Post-Baptismal Rites

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Instruction on the Post-Baptismal Rites After this, you went up to the priest. Consider what followed. Was it not what David sp...

The Many Prefigurations of Baptism in Scripture

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The Many Prefigurations of Baptism in Scripture Listen to the Apostle’s teaching: For all our fathers were under the cloud, and a...
Friday, July 5, 2013

Catechesis on the Rites Preceding Baptism

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  Catechesis on the Rites Preceding Baptism We gave a daily instruction on right conduct when the readings were taken from the his...
Sunday, June 30, 2013

In Praise of Gentleness

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In Praise of Gentleness 1. If the highest end of virtue is that which aims at the advancement of most, gentleness is the most love...
Thursday, June 27, 2013

And so it is Proved that Bread is made the True Body of Christ

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And so it is Proved that Bread is made the True Body of Christ In order that no one through observing the outward part should wav...

Of the Mystical Feast of the Altar of the Lord

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Of the Mystical Feast of the Altar of the Lord Of the mystical feast of the altar of the Lord. Lest any should think lightly of it...

The Washing Away of Sins is Indicated by the White Robes of the Catechumens

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The Washing Away of Sins is Indicated  by the White Robes  of the Catechumens The washing away of sins is indicated by the white...

Christ Is Himself Present In Baptism

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Christ Is Himself Present In Baptism Christ is Himself present in Baptism, so that we need not consider the person of His ministe...