Matthew 24:32
Douay-Rheims
And from the fig tree learn a parable: When the branch thereof is now tender, and the leaves come forth, you know that summer is nigh.
John Chrysostom
He shews that the interval of time shall not be great, but that the coming of Christ will be presently. By the comparison of the tree He signifies the spiritual summer and peace that the just shall enjoy after their winter, while sinners on the other hand shall have a winter after summer.
Source details
A.D. 407 · as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on Matthew 24:32-35
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.