John Chrysostom — On Wealth and Poverty

Transportemos nuestras riquezas, coloqu'moslas all'! No necesitaremos de asnos ni de camellos ni de carros ni de naves para ese transporte: Dios nos libr'de semejante dificultad. Solamente necesitamos de los pobres, de l…

(Jn. 3, 15) Para que todo el que cree en 'l no perezca, sino que tenga la vida eterna. Advierte el motivo de la cruz y de la salvaci'n de ah'originada. ' Adviertes c'mo consuena la figura con la realidad? All'en el desie…

Si mil vidas tuvi'ramos 'acaso no convendr'a perderlas todas por 'l?

En consecuencia, no ofrezcas a Dios ovejas ni terneros, sino ofr'cete a ti mismo en holocausto: que esto es presentarle una hostia viva.

And their conversation again is full of the same calm. For they talk not of these things, whereof we discourse, that are nothing to us; such a one is made governor, such a one has ceased to be governor; such a one is dea…

So think over continually in yourselves that evening of the earthquake. Everyone else was afraid because of the earthquake, but I was afraid because of the cause of the earthquake. Do you understand what I mean? They wer…