Sermon XIX:
On the Fast of the Tenth Month VIII
By St. Leo I, Pope of Rome (AD 390-461)
I. Self-Restraint Leads to Higher Enjoyments
When the Saviour would instruct His disciples about the Advent of God’s Kingdom and the end of the world’s times, and teach His whole Church, in the person of the Apostles, He said, “Take [...]
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