Matthew 25:1 Douay-Rheims

Then shall the kingdom of heaven be like to ten virgins, who taking their lamps went out to meet the bridegroom and the bride.

Hilary of Poitiers

c. A.D. 310–367 Patristic

Or, The bridegroom and the bride represent our Lord God in the body, for the flesh is the bride of the spirit. The lamps are the light of bright souls which shine forth in the sacrament of baptismb.

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A.D. 367 · as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on Matthew 25:1-13

PD · Catena Aurea: Commentary on the Four Gospels — St. Matthew ↗

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