Easter V
The waters saw thee, O God, even the waters of Baptism, and were afraid with holy fear: Clouds of apostolic witnesses poured out waters of refreshment, the air thundered with their eloquence, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Thy lightnings shone upon the ground, even unto the lowest depths of the world; the earth was moved and shook withal.
-- Matin Responds for Nocturn I, Rogation Sunday
We note how grievous an outrage against God it is not to believe in the resurrection. If we shall not rise again, then did Christ die in vain, then is Christ not risen. For if he rose for us, and if he had not us to rise for, then certainly, he is not risen. In him the world, in him the heavens, in him the earth rose again. For there shall be a new heaven, and a new earth...
-- St. Ambrose, De excessu fratris Satyri
-- Matin Responds for Nocturn I, Rogation Sunday
We note how grievous an outrage against God it is not to believe in the resurrection. If we shall not rise again, then did Christ die in vain, then is Christ not risen. For if he rose for us, and if he had not us to rise for, then certainly, he is not risen. In him the world, in him the heavens, in him the earth rose again. For there shall be a new heaven, and a new earth...
-- St. Ambrose, De excessu fratris Satyri
posted by johnk at
2:22 PM
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The pastor at Calvary reminded us that Augustine's mother, Monica, distraught over the hedonism of her son, took the young man to Ambrose.
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Christopher, At
11:11 AM
St. Ambrose must have been quite a character... not your garden variety push-over of a Christian (though I doubt such people even existed back then). He was very much a man of the world and a man of the Church. I would've loved to see him throw-down with Emperor Theodosius!
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johnk, At
11:37 AM
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