Let your old age be childlike, and your childhood like old age; that is,so that neither may your wisdom be with pride, nor your humility without wisdom. -- St. Augustine
Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How inscrutable are his judgments and how unsearchable his ways! (Romans 11:33)
Published: Nov. 5, 2013 - 8:21AM
GOD IS NOT SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Question the beauty of the earth, question the beauty of the sea, question the beauty of the air distending and diffusing itself, question the beauty of the sky. . . question all these realities. All respond: "See, we are beautiful." Their beauty is a profession [confessio]. These beauties are subject to change. Who made them if not the Beautiful One [Pulcher] who is not subject to change? (Feb. 26, 2013 - 7:59 AM ; Mar. 5, 2013 - 6:12 AM, Mar. 26, 2013 - 6:27AM; Aug. 26, 2013 - 8:40AM)
Reflection: People will fail you, your parents will fail you, your children will fail you, your relatives will fail you, your friends will fail you, your pastors and ministers will fail you, and even you will fail yourself but God will never fail you because He is not subject to change. As your God and Father, He will always love you unconditionally and will always be there for you.
GOD IS NOT SUBJECT TO TIME
You recall that one and the same Word of God extends throughout Scripture, that it is one and the same Utterance that resounds in the mouths of all the sacred writers, since He who was in the beginning God with God has no need of separate syllables; for He is not subject to time. -- St. Augustine, Enarrationes in Psalmos (Aug. 24, 2013-8:24AM)
GOD SHOULD BE ADORED
O Catholic Church, true mother of Christians, you are right in teaching that God should be adored with an entirely chaste and pure heart. You unite all brothers and sisters to one another in a bond of religion that is stronger and closer than ties of blood. (Oct. 10, 2010 - 6:20AM)
BEGGAR OF GOD
Even though you possess plenty, you are still indigent. You abound in temporal possessions, but you need things eternal. You listen to the needs of a human beggar, yet yourself are a beggar of God. What you do with those who beg from you is what God will do with His beggar. You are filled and you are empty. Fill your empty neighbor with your fullness, so that your emptiness may be filled from God's fullness. (Sept. 7, 2010 - 4:22 AM)
ONE IN CHRIST
The prophet refers to some men saying: When they say to you: You are not our brothers, you are to tell them: You are our brothers. Consider whom he intended by these words. Were they the pagans? Hardly; for nowhere either in Scripture or in our traditional manner of speaking do we find them called our brothers. Nor could it refer to the Jews, who do not believe in Christ. Read Saint Paul and you will see that when he speaks of "brothers," without any qualification, he refers always to Christians. If they say, "Why do you seek us? What do you want of us?" we should reply: You are our brothers. They may say, "Leave us alone. We have nothing to do with you." But we have everything to do with you, for we are one in our belief in Christ; and so we should be in one body, under one head. (Sept. 5, 2010 - 5:32AM)
UNITED TO CHRIST
When I am completely united to you, there will be no more sorrow or trials; entirely full of you, my life will be complete. (March 5, 2013 - 6:11 AM, April 5, 2013 - 6:34 AM)
BELIEVE IN THE GOSPEL
But I would not believe in the Gospel, had not the authority of the Catholic Church already moved me. (Sept. 25, 2010 - 4:36AM)
FIND OUT WHO YOU ARE
The devil is only permitted to tempt thee as much as it is profitable for thy exercise and trial, and in order that thou, who did not know thyself, may find out what thou art. (Oct. 2, 2010 - 4:17AM)
Augustine of Hippo
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| DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH |
His memorial is celebrated 28 August, the day of his death. He is the patron saint of brewers, printers, theologians, the alleviation of sore eyes, and a number of cities and dioceses. Many Protestants, especially Calvinists, consider him to be one of the theological fathers of the Protestant Reformation due to his teachings on salvation and divine grace. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, he is also considered a saint, his feast day being celebrated on 15 June. He carries the additional title of Blessed. Among the Orthodox, he is called "Blessed Augustine" or "St. Augustine the Blessed."
Augustine was canonized by popular acclaim, and later recognized as a Doctor of the Church in 1298 by Pope Boniface VIII.[43] His feast day is 28 August, the day on which he died.
