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Patristic A.D. 604 · Catena Aurea: Gospel of Luke, as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on Luke 9:23-27

Gregory the Great, on Luke 9:23

Gregory the Great · c. A.D. 540–604
Luke 9:23 · Douay-Rheims
“And he said to all: If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.”
On this verse:
“(Hom. 32. in Ev.) Or, by the kingdom of God in this place, is meant the present Church; and some of His disciples were to live in the body up to that time, when they should behold the Church of God built and raised up against the glory of the world.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.

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