St. Augustine, How Do I Get God To Be Merciful To Me?
Question 47b
Is God merciful to all who call upon Him?
The scepter of justice is the scepter of the kingdom… It is necessary that for every injustice, great or small, punishment follows – either by the man himself who repents, or by God who distributes justice. Further, he who repents is already punishing himself. Therefore let us punish our own sins if we want […]
Sixth Sunday After Pentecost — Homily by Fr. Ermatinger
The Feast Of Herod, Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1531
Transcription of Homily
Translation of the Epistle for the Sixth Sunday after […]
St. Augustine, Will God Be Merciful To Me?
Question 47a
Is God merciful to all who call upon Him?
Consider well, brethren, what good things God gives to sinners – and then learn what he gives to his servants. To those sinners who blaspheme him every day, he gives the sky and the earth, he gives springs, fruit, health, children, wealth, bounty…
St. Augustine, What is Thanksgiving?
Question 46
What is Thanksgiving?
Nothing will be sweeter in heaven than to thank Christ for his Blood by which we have been saved… “How can I repay the Lord for all the good done for me (Ps. 116:12) for even as my memory recalls these things, my soul is not repulsed by them? I will love you, O Lord, and […]
