Be careful, therefore, to take part only in the one Eucharist; for there is only one Flesh of our Lord Jesus Christ and one cup to unite us with His Blood.
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCHBe careful, therefore, to take part only in the one Eucharist; for there is only one Flesh of our Lord Jesus Christ and one cup to unite us with His Blood.
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCHIt is impossible for a man to be freed from the habit of sin before he hates it, just as it is impossible to receive forgiveness before confessing his trespasses.
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCHWhere the bishop is present, there is the Catholic Church.
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCHLet us therefore be of a reverent spirit, and fear the long-suffering of God, that it tend not to our condemnation.
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCHWherever the bishop shall appear, there let the multitude also be; even as, wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church.
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.
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCHJesus was born and baptized that by his suffering he might purify the water.
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCHIt is better to be silent and be real than to talk and not be real.
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCHTherefore 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.
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCHLet not then any one deceive you, as indeed you are not deceived, inasmuch as you are wholly devoted to God.
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCHYour 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.
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCHI hunger for the bread of God, the flesh of Jesus Christ; I long to drink of his blood, the gift of unending love.
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCHMy 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.
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCHAs for me, my charter is Jesus Christ, the inviolable charter is His cross and His death and resurrection, and faith through Him.
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCHIt is not that I want merely to be called a Christian, but actually to be one. Yes, if I prove to be one, then I can have the name.
IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCHBe obedient to the bishop and to one another, as Jesus Christ was in the flesh to the Father, and the apostles to Christ and to the Father and to the Spirit, so that there may be unity in flesh and in spirit.
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