A citation from the library
Basil of Caesarea, on Luke 2:28
Basil of Caesarea · c. A.D. 330–379
Luke 2:28 · Douay-Rheims
“He also took him into his arms, and blessed God, and said:”
On this verse:
“(Hom. de grat. act.) If you examine the words of the righteous, you will find that they all sorrow over this world and its mournful delay. Alas me! says David, that my habitation is prolonged. (Ps. 120:5.)”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.