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Ancient Christian Devotional: A Year of Weekly Readings: Lectionary Cycle C is unavailable, but you can change that!

By allowing us to read holy writings with ancient eyes, the church fathers help us drink deeply from the only water that can give us true life. A follow-up to the previous Ancient Christian Devotional, this devotional guide follows lectionary cycle C. This guide to prayer and reflection combines excerpts from the writings of the church fathers as found in the Ancient Christian Commentary on...

coming after me, he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.” Why fire? Because the descent of the Holy Spirit was in fiery tongues. Concerning this the Lord says with joy, “I have come to cast fire on the earth, and how I wish that it would be kindled!” Catechetical Lecture 17.8. The Mystery of the Trinity Present at Jesus’ Baptism. AMBROSE: Now let us consider the mystery of the Trinity. We say, “one God,” but we confess the Father, and we confess the Son. For although it is written,
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