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Gregory the Great, on Matt 24:42
Gregory the Great · c. A.D. 540–604
Matt 24:42 · Douay-Rheims
“Watch ye therefore, because ye know not what hour your Lord will come.”
On this verse:
“(Hom. in Ev. ii, 3.) To watch is to keep the eyes open, and looking out for the true light, to do and to observe that which one believes, to cast away the darkness of sloth and negligence.”
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