Death: November 10, 461
Beyond our grasp, He chose to come within our grasp. Existing before time began, He began to exist at a moment in time..
The Church is a virgin, the bride of one Spouse, Who is Christ, and this Church does not allow herself to be violated by any error; so that, througho….
As the world attracts us with its appearance, and abundance and variety, it is not easy to turn away from it unless in the beauty of things visible t….
Teach nothing new, but instill into all men's breasts those things which the Fathers of revered memory have with harmony of statement taught... Preac….
The birthday of the Lord is the birthday of peace..
Truth, which is simple and one, admits of no variety..
By Baptism we are made flesh of the Crucified.
Peace is the first thing the angels sang. Peace is the mark of the children of God. Peace is the nurse of love. Peace is the mother of unity. Peace i….
The faith of those who live their faith is a serene faith. What you long for will be given you; what you love will be yours for ever. Since it is by ….
David's Lord was made David's Son, and from the fruit of the promised branch sprang One without fault, the two-fold nature coming together in one Per….
God ordained for every man one and the same means of salvation..
A true worshipper is one whose mind has not been defiled with any false belief..
A great safeguard is the entire faith, the true faith, in which neither anything whatever can be added by anyone nor anything taken away; for, unless….
It is not enough to know the Son of God in the Father's nature only, unless we acknowledge Him in what is ours without withdrawal of what is His own.….
Those who are not good to others are bad to themselves..
The faith by which we live shall never vary in any age . . . for one is the faith which sanctifies the Just of all ages..
... the Apostle says, 'he that says he abides in Christ ought himself also to walk as He walked' (I Jn. 2:6). Otherwise we make a vain pretence and s….
Virtue is nothing without the trial of temptation, for there is no conflict without an enemy, no victory without strife..
Let no one be ashamed of the cross by which Christ has redeemed the world. None of us must be afraid to suffer for the sake of justice or doubt the ….
The cross of Christ is the true ground and chief cause of Christian hope..
The devil is always discovering something novel against the truth..