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Patristic A.D. 604 · Catena Aurea: Gospel of Matthew, as excerpted in the Catena Aurea on Matthew 9:23-26

Gregory the Great, on Matt 9:23

Gregory the Great · c. A.D. 540–604
Matt 9:23 · Douay-Rheims
“And when Jesus was come into the house of the ruler, and saw the minstrels and the multitude making a rout,”
On this verse:
“(Mor. xviii. 43.) The multitude are put forth that the damsel may be raised; for unless the multitude of worldly cares is first banished from the secrets of the heart, the soul which is laid dead within, cannot rise again.”

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

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