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Bede the Venerable, on Luke 9:28
Bede the Venerable · c. A.D. 672–735
Luke 9:28 · Douay-Rheims
“And it came to pass about eight days after these words, that he took Peter, and James, and John, and went up into a mountain to pray.”
On this verse:
“Hence He ascends the mountain to pray and be transfigured, to shew that those who expect the fruit of the resurrection, and desire to see the King in His glory, ought to have the dwelling place of their hearts on high, and be ever on their knees in prayer.”
PD · Catena Aurea: Commentary on the Four Gospels — St. Luke
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