“I said to him, “My lord, you are the one who knows.” He said to me, “These are the ones who have survived the time of great distress; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.” (Revelation 7:14.)
Caesarius of Arles comments on this verse from the Second Reading proclaimed at Mass today:
“These are not, as some think, only martyrs, but rather the whole people in the church. For it does not say that they washed their robes in their own blood but in the blood of the Lamb, that is, in the grace of God through Jesus Christ, our Lord. As it is written, “And the blood of his Son has cleansed us.” (Exposition on the Apocalypse, 7)
Saint Cyril of Alexandria on John 10:28-30
Collect
Almighty ever-living God,
lead us to a share in the joys of heaven,
so that the humble flock may reach
where the Brave Shepherd has gone before.,
Who lives and reigns with You
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.
lead us to a share in the joys of heaven,
so that the humble flock may reach
where the Brave Shepherd has gone before.,
Who lives and reigns with You
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.
Glory to the Father
and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning,
is now, and will be forever. Amen
and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit:
as it was in the beginning,
is now, and will be forever. Amen
