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For this name, according to Thy mercy, O Lord, this name of my Saviour Thy Son, had my tender heart, even with my mother's milk, devoutly drunk in and deeply treasured; and whatsoever was without that name, though never so learned, polished, or true, took not entire hold of me.
Source Confessions, Book Iii, ยง6 ยท ๐ Read the full passage
โจ To meditate on today
According to Saint Augustine, even when he was seeking wisdom in the books of the philosophers, nothing could take hold of him entirely without the name of Christ, which he had received as a small child along with the love of his mother, Saint Monica. Today, remember a word, a prayer or a gesture of faith you received in your childhood, and pass it on in turn, with tenderness, to someone younger.
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