“Prayer knocks, fasting obtains, mercy receives” — #StPeterChrysologus — “There are three things, my brethren, by which faith stands firm, devotion remains constant, and virtue endures. They are prayer, fasting and mercy. Prayer knocks at the door…”
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#StPeterChrysologus ponders #Mark 4:32 on Friday of OT 3, “It is up to us to sow this mustard seed in our minds and let it grow within us into a great tree of understanding reaching up to heaven and elevating all our faculties…”
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“Christ fled for us, not for Himself; Christ fled in order to ensure that the mysteries would be dispensed at the proper times. Christ fled...” #StPeterChrysologus #Podcast: Encountering #Jesus with the #ChurchFathers #Catholic #Sunday #Mass #Christmas patrolo.gy/25HolyFamily
“Christ fled for us, not for Himself; Christ fled in order to ensure that the mysteries would be dispensed at the proper times. Christ fled...” #StPeterChrysologus #Podcast: Encountering #Jesus with the #ChurchFathers #Catholic #Sunday #Mass #Christmas
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“Love desires to see God” — #StPeterChrysologus — “When God saw the world falling to ruin because of fear, he immediately acted to call it back to himself with love. He invited it by his grace, preserved it by his love, and embraced it with …” patrolo.gy/v5y
Today, we remember St. Peter Chrysologus, the “golden-worded” bishop, who battled error not with force but with short, powerful sermons rooted in truth. He reminds us that learning is not a luxury but a sacred duty. May we speak wisely and love truthfully. #jesus #catholic #stpeterchrysologus
“The Word, the Wisdom of God, was made flesh” — #StPeterChrysologus — “The holy Apostle has told us that the human race takes its origin from two men, Adam and Christ; two men equal in body but unequal in merit, wholly alike in their physical...”
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On 19th #Sunday in #OridinaryTime, #StPeterChrysologus ponders #Luke 12:34, “All this is what that treasure brings about. Either through almsgiving it raises the heart of a man into heaven, or through greed it buries it in...”
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“O God,
who made the #Bishop #StPeterChrysologus
an outstanding preacher of Your incarnate Word,
grant, through his intercession,
that we may constantly ponder in our hearts
the mysteries of Your salvation
and faithfully express...”
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On the #Memorial of #StPeterChrysologus, #Origen ponders Mt 13:44, “Now a man who comes to the field, whether to the Scriptures or to the Christ who is formed both from things manifest and from things hidden, finds the hidden...”
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“The Incarnation and Human Dignity” — #StPeterChrysologus — “A virgin conceived, bore a son, and yet remained a virgin. This is no common occurrence, but a sign; no reason here, but God’s power, for he is the cause, and not nature. It is a special...”
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“Holy is the Lord our God.” #Psalm99 patrolo.gy/3qETe8W #Catholic #OrdinaryTime #DailyMass #StPeterChrysologus bible.usccb.org/bible/readin...
Today we honor Saint Peter Chrysologus, the “golden-worded” bishop who lived the Gospel with simplicity and boldness. His homilies were clear, rooted in Scripture, and led many to Christ. #jesus #jesuschrist #catholicchurch #catholic #saintpeterchrysologus #stpeterchrysologus
#StPeterChrysologus ponders Mt 9:14 on Saturday of OT Week 13, “What did John’s disciples have in common with the Pharisees if not a bond of ill will uniting those whom discipline had separated? In this case jealousy loses its...”
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#StPeterChrysologus ponders Mt 9:10 on Friday of OT Week 13, “Jesus’ sitting at table has more significance for Matthew than just dining. Jesus will be feasting not on food but on the return of sinners. He will call them back...”
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#StPeterChrysologus ponders Mt 8:24 on Tuesday of OT Week 13, “The sea offered its heaving back for Christ to walk upon. Now it leveled its crests to a plain, checked its swelling and bound up its billows. It provided rocklike...”
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#StPeterChrysologus ponders Mt 8:24 on Tuesday of OT Week 13, “The sea offered its heaving back for Christ to walk upon. Now it leveled its crests to a plain, checked its swelling and bound up its billows. It provided rocklike...”
#Catholic #Dailymass
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“Peter forgives sins, and welcomes penitents with complete joy, and firmly maintains that this power has…” #StPeterChrysologus «Homily 84» #Podcast: Encountering #Jesus with the #ChurchFathers #Catholic #Easter #Resurrection #Pentecost #Sundaymass
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“Peter forgives sins, and welcomes penitents with complete joy, and firmly maintains that this power has…” #StPeterChrysologus «Homily 84» #Podcast: Encountering #Jesus with the #ChurchFathers #Catholic #Easter #Resurrection #Pentecost #Sundaymass
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“Each of us is called to be both a sacrifice to God and his priest” — #StPeterChrysologus — “I appeal to you by the mercy of God. This appeal is made by Paul, or rather, it is made by God through Paul, because of God’s desire to be loved rather than…”
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“‘Give him a ring for his finger.’ The father's devotion is not content to restore his innocence alone; it also brings back his former…” #StPeterChrysologus «Homily 3» #Podcast: Encountering #Jesus with the #ChurchFathers #Catholic #SundayMass #Lent
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“In choosing to be born for us, God chose to be known by us” — #StPeterChrysologus — “In the mystery of our Lord’s incarnation there were clear indications of his eternal Godhead. Yet the great events we celebrate today disclose and reveal in…” patrolo.gy/spu
““We have seen his star.” At length the Magus sees Him who owns the star, and is not possessed by it. He is not moved by the course of the…” #StPeterChrysologus «Homily 156 #Epiphany and the #Magi» #Podcast: Encountering #Jesus with the #ChurchFathers patrolo.gy/vsj