Adam sleeps so that Eve may be made; Christ dies so that the Church may be made. While Adam is asleep Eve is made from his side; when Christ is dead his side is pierced with a lance, so that the sacraments, from which the Church is to be forme, might pour out.
St. Augustine, Homily 9 on John 2:1-11
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
Adam sleeps and Christ dies ...
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