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Patristic A.D. 420 · Catena Aurea: Gospel of Matthew, as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on Matthew 5:7

Jerome, on Matt 5:7

Jerome · c. A.D. 347–420
Matt 5:7 · Douay-Rheims
“Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.”
On this verse:
“Mercy here is not said only of alms, but is in every sin of a brother, if we bear one another’s burdens.”
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