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Cyril of Alexandria — as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on Luke 6:27-31

Patristic A.D. 444
Cyril of Alexandria · A.D. 376–444
“But the Lord would moreover have us to be despisers of property. As it follows, And him that taketh away thy cloak, forbid not to take thy coat also. For this is the soul’s virtue, which is altogether alien from feeling the pleasure of wealth. For it becomes him who is merciful even to forget his misfortunes, that we may confer the same benefits upon our persecutors, whereby we assist our dear friends.”
Catena Aurea: Gospel of Luke, as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on Luke 6:27-31 PD · J. H. Newman (Oxford, 1843) ↗

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