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Gregory the Great, on Luke 16:8
Gregory the Great · c. A.D. 540–604
Luke 16:8 · Douay-Rheims
“And the lord commended the unjust steward, forasmuch as he had done wisely: for the children of this world are wiser in their generation than the children of light.”
On this verse:
“(18. Mor. cap. 18.) In order then that after death they may find something in their own hand, let men before death place their riches in the hands of the poor. Hence it follows, And I say to you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness, &c.”
PD · Catena Aurea: Commentary on the Four Gospels — St. Luke
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