by Agustinos Recoletos | Dec 24, 2018
Fly over what is bodily and embrace the being of the soul; transcend the soul and please God. In Ioannis Evangelium Tractatus XX, 11
by Agustinos Recoletos | Dec 24, 2018
No one is able to reach God without flying over oneself. In Ioannis Evangelium Tractatus XX, 8
by Agustinos Recoletos | Dec 24, 2018
What is then that I love when I love you? Not bodily beauty, and not temporal glory, not the clear shining light, lovely as it is to our eyes, not the sweet melodies of many-moded songs, not the soft smell of flowers and ointments and perfumes, not manna and honey,...
by Agustinos Recoletos | Dec 24, 2018
What happened to my heart when I said “God”? I thought of a great and supreme being who transcends every moving, carnal and animal creature. In Ioannis Evangelium Tractatus I, 8
by Agustinos Recoletos | Dec 24, 2018
God belongs to the order of the spirit, and by intelligence He is understood, just as the body belongs to the eyes, and is the object of their vision. Sermo 177,5
