That shining light…
Therefore, that shining light of which has been lit for our salvation must always shine in us.
–Saint Chromatius (Fourth Century)
Invite by grace…
As God sees the world tottering to ruin because of fear, he acts unceasingly to bring it back by love, to invite it by grace, to hold it by charity and clasp it firmly with affection.
–Saint Peter Chrysologus (c. 380 – c. 450)
Who can know?
Who can know the truth without the help of God? Who can know God without Christ? Who has ever discovered Christ without the Holy Spirit?
–Tertullian (c. 160 – c. 225 AD)
Source of life…
God’s splendor is the source of life, those who see him share his life. Because he was beyond the reach of man’s mind, incomprehensible and invisible, he made himself visible, intelligible and knowable so that those who see and accept him may possess life.
–Saint Irenaeus (late 2nd Century)
Devotion practiced differently…
At creation God commanded plants to bear fruit, each according to its kind. (Genesis 1:11-12) In the same way, he commanded Christians, who are the living plants of his church (John 15:5), to produce fruits of devotion, each according to ability and state in life. It must be obvious that devotion ought to be practiced differently by the gentleman, the artist, the employee, the prince, the widow, the celibate, the spouse.
–Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)
Great is the Baptism…
Great is the Baptism that lies before you: a ransom to captives; a remission of offences; a death of sin; a new-birth of the soul; a garment of light; a holy indissoluble seal; a chariot to heaven; the delight of Paradise; a welcome into the kingdom; the gift of adoption!
–Saint Cyril of Jerusalem (c. 313-386)
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