Ambrose: acquiring another virtue

Sunday, December 7, 2014
    Advent II
    Feast of Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, Teacher, 397
Meditation:
My eyes stay open through the watches of the night,
    that I may meditate on your promises.
    —Psalm 119:148 (NIV)
Quotation:
    How pleasant it is to begin the day with hymns and canticles, with the Beatitudes which you read in the Gospel! How propitious that the words of Christ should bless you, and while you repeat the Lord’s benedictions, you should become eager for the acquirement of one or another virtue, so that even in your own self you may recognize the power of the Divine benediction.
    ... St. Ambrose of Milan (Aurelius Ambrosius) (339-397), The Life and Times of St. Ambrose, v. II, Frederick Homes Dudden, The Clarendon Press, 1935, p. 443 (see the book)
    See also Ps. 119:148; 1:2; 133:1; Matt. 5:3-12,48; 1 Cor. 14:1; Gal. 5:22-23; 1 Pet. 1:15-16
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, Your words feed my desire for You. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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