Jesus was born and baptized that by his suffering he might purify the water.
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCHI no longer take pleasure in perishable food or in the delights of this world. I want only God’s bread, which is the Flesh of Jesus Christ, formed of the seed of David, and for drink I crave His Blood which is love that cannot perish.
More Ignatius of Antioch Quotes
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A Christian is not his own master, since all his time belongs to God.
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Now I begin to be a disciple. Let fire and cross, flocks of beasts, broken bones, dismemberment come upon me, so long as I attain to Jesus Christ.
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Your accord and harmonious love is a hymn to Jesus Christ in perfect harmony, and taking your pitch from God, you may sing in unison and in one voice to the Father through Jesus Christ.
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He who died in place of us is the one object of my quest. He who rose for our sakes is my one desire.
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Only let it be in the name of Jesus Christ, that I may suffer together with Him! I endure everything because He Himself, Who is perfect man, empowers me.
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It is outrageous to utter the name of Jesus Christ and live in Judaism.
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Wherever the bishop shall appear, there let the multitude also be; even as, wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church.
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I am God’s wheat and shall be ground by their teeth so that I may become Christ’s pure bread.
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Therefore run together as into one temple of God, as to one altar, as to one Jesus Christ, who came forth from one Father, and is with and has gone to one.
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I wish not merely to be called Christian, but also to be Christian.
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It is better to be silent and be real than to talk and not be real.
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My dear Jesus, my Savior, is so deeply written in my heart, that I feel confident, that if my heart were to be cut open and chopped to pieces, the name of Jesus would be found written on every piece.
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I no longer take pleasure in perishable food or in the delights of this world. I want only God’s bread, which is the Flesh of Jesus Christ, formed of the seed of David, and for drink I crave His Blood which is love that cannot perish.
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Where the bishop is present, there is the Catholic Church.
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Do not have Jesus Christ on your lips, and the world in your heart.
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