...He
has granted to us His precious and very great promises ...
that
through these... you may...
become
partakers of the divine nature. - II Peter 1:4 a,c
"What is in the
chalice is the same as what flowed from
the side of Christ, and of this we are made partakers...
... What the Lord did not tolerate
on the cross (the breaking of the limbs),
He tolerates now in the sacrifice,
for the love of you;
He lets Himself be broken into
pieces, so that He may fill all men...
... The wise men adored this body
when it lay in the manger;...
they prostrated themselves before it
in fear and trembling. ...
Now you behold the same body that
the wise men adored in the manger,
lying upon the altar; ... you also
know its power and salutary effect. ...
... Already, in the present
life, this mystery
changes the
earth for you into heaven. ...
The most sublime thing that is
there, the body of the Lord, ...
you can behold here on earth . ...
And you not only behold it,
but you touch it and consume it."
Saint John
Chrysostom
Top Sketch: Three Angels
with Christ on the Cross - Albrecht Durer
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