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.
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.
More Ignatius of Antioch Quotes
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It 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.
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Let us therefore be of a reverent spirit, and fear the long-suffering of God, that it tend not to our condemnation.
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I am the wheat of God, and am ground by the teeth of the wild beasts, that I may be found the pure bread of God.
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It is right, therefore, that we not just be called Christians, but that we actually be Christians.
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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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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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Where the bishop is present, there is the Catholic Church.
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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.
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Do not have Jesus Christ on your lips, and the world in your heart.
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May nothing entice me till I happily make my way to Jesus Christ! Fire, cross, struggles with wild beasts, wrenching of bones, mangling of limbs – let them come to me, provided only I make my way to Jesus Christ.
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I would rather die for Christ than rule the whole earth.
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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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Let not then any one deceive you, as indeed you are not deceived, inasmuch as you are wholly devoted to God.
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It 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.
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Jesus was born and baptized that by his suffering he might purify the water.
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