A wall between Christians…
Whenever I see a wall between Christians, I try to pull out a brick.
–Saint John XXIII (1881-1963)
The Lord has given us…
The Lord has given us His Body and His Blood under the species of bread and wine, and as the bread is made out of many grains and the wine from many grapes, so the Church of Christ is made out of the multitude of the faithful united by charity.
–Saint Augustine (354-430)
If you separate yourself from
Do not think that you maintain the true Gospel of Christ if you separate yourselves from the flock of Christ.
–Saint Cyprian of Carthage (c. 200-258)
Tradition and Scriptures…
Everything is clear, trustworthy and simple, since we accept Holy Tradition in addition to the Holy Scriptures. And Holy tradition is a living, unbroken voice of our Church from the time of Christ and His Apostles until now, and which will exist until the end of the world. In it all the meaning of the Holy Scriptures are preserved.
–Saint Nicholas of Japan (1836-1912)
Tradition is that…
What is tradition? It is that which has been understood by everyone, everywhere and at all times … that which you have received, and not that which you have thought up … So then, our job is not to lead religion where we wish it to go, but to follow it where it leads, and not to give that which is our own to our heirs, but to guard that which has been given to us.
–Saint Vincent of Lerina (Fifth Century)
Faith and Tradition…
If someone wants to be protected from tricks and remain healthy in the faith, he must confine his faith first to the authority of the Holy Scriptures, and secondly to the Tradition of the Church. But someone may ask, is not the canon of Scripture sufficient for everything, and why should we add thereto the authority of Tradition? This is because not everyone understands the Scriptures in the same way, but one explains them this way and another that way, so that it is possible to get there from as many thoughts as there are heads. Therefore it is necessary to be guided by the understanding of the Church.
— Saint Vincent of Lerina (Fifth Century)
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