by Agustinos Recoletos | Dec 24, 2018
We should certainly know our captivity; followed by our liberation; then we have to know Babylon where we suffer exile, and desire to return to Jerusalem.Enarrationes in psalmos 64,1
by Agustinos Recoletos | Dec 24, 2018
Men enslaved by the devil were there yet they were redeemed from their slavery. They could be victim themselves yet could not redeem. The Redeemer came and paid the price: by his blood he ransomed the whole world. Enarrationes in psalmos 95,5
by Agustinos Recoletos | Dec 24, 2018
Before God forbids evil in man, he did not know himself, and did not measure his strength until he received the law of prohibition. Only then did he discover himself and in opposition with wickedness.Sermo 154,1
by Agustinos Recoletos | Dec 24, 2018
Cleanse me from my secret sins, Lord. For which of us understands our transgressions? They are no more comprehensible than darkness is visible. When we eventually repent of what we have done wrong, we are in the light. Enarrationes in psalmos 18, S 2,13
by Agustinos Recoletos | Dec 24, 2018
There is no sin committed by one man without involving the other, it serves as his norm or direction for which he is created. Sermo 99,6
