Luke 1:17
Douay-Rheims
And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias; that he may turn the hearts of the fathers unto the children, and the incredulous to the wisdom of the just, to prepare unto the Lord a perfect people.
Origen
This sacrament 2 of preparation is even now fulfilled in the world, for even now the spirit and power of John must come upon the soul, before it believes in Jesus Christ.
Source details
A.D. 253 · as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on Luke 1:15-17
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.