Reflections On the Necessity of Fasting in the Christian Life
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St. Ambrose, in his commentary on this Gospel, observes that it is both a “mighty voice of warning” and a “declaration of mercy”. It is a mighty voice of warning because this instructs us what our fate will be should we reject Christ. It is a great declaration of mercy because we are offered a chance of conversion.
Reflections On the Necessity of Fasting in the Christian Life
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Reflections On the Necessity of Fasting in the Christian Life
St. Ambrose, in his commentary on this Gospel, observes that it is both a “mighty voice of warning” and a “declaration of mercy”. It is a mighty voice of warning because this instructs us what our fate will be should we reject Christ. It is a great declaration of mercy because we are offered a chance of conversion.