Augustine of Hippo (354-430)
1. I am aware of my promise. I promised you who were baptized a sermon where I would expound the sacrament of the Lord’s Table, i.e. what you see now and of whom this past night you became participants. You ought to know what you received, what you will receive, what...
Augustine of Hippo (354-430)
Augustine, City of God, Book 10, Chapter 6 Thus the true sacrifice is every work which is carried out so that we may cling to God by a holy bond (societas) i.e. it is directed toward that good end (end of the good One) in which we can be truly blessed. From this mercy...
Augustine of Hippo (354-430)
1. And from there I was admonished to return within myself. I entered in my inmost being with you as my guide. I was able to do so because you became my helper. I entered in and saw an unchangeable light with a kind of eye of my soul there to see an unchangeable light...