The angels surround and help the priest when he is celebrating Mass.
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God is best known in not knowing him.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote suggests that the complexity of understanding God leads to acknowledging the limitations of human knowledge.
Saint Augustine's quote implies that the more one attempts to define or fully comprehend God, the more one realizes the inadequacies of human understanding. It highlights a paradoxical truth about the divine: that true knowledge of God may lie in recognizing our inability to fully know Him. This acknowledgment can lead to a deeper sense of humility and faith.
Themes
KnowledgeGodFaithHumilityUnderstanding
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a philosophical discussion about the nature of God.
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