χηι πνευματος εστιν· μονογενης γαρ αυ τη τωι αποκεχωρισθαι απο παντων των εν ημιν κατα θειοτητα. 340 Ps 34,18 Πολλη εκκλησια η εκ πολλων αγιων συναγομενη, λαος βαρυς ο βεβαιος και στιβαρος επιπολαιωι και ευχερει αντιδιαστελλομενος. 341 Ps 34,22b ̓Επει σου παροντος μοι, οι εχθροι…

things which are done for the worship of God should be marked with decorum and gravity; according to Ps. 34:18 : "I will praise Thee in a grave [Douay: 'strong'] people." But it seems to savor of levity for a man to eat with haste. Therefore it was unfittingly commanded ( Ex. 12:…

of more desert than men, seeing they must have their habitation nearer to God. But, “God is nigh,” [ Ps. 34:18 ] it is not said to the men of lofty stature, or to the inhabitants of the mountain tops; but, “to the broken in heart.” But as the sinner is called ‘earth,’ as “earth t…