Caesarius of Arles

In his own words on 2 Corinthians

• 2 Corinthians 4:18

  If you seek temporal things, you pray publicly and with your door open. If you ask for eternal things, your prayer is secret because you long to receive not the things which are seen but those which are not seen.

  SERMON 146.3

• 2 Corinthians 5:17

  The Old Testament was good, but without spiritual understanding it dies with the letter. The New Testament, through grace, restores the odor of life.

  SERMON 168.4

• 2 Corinthians 6:1

  What does it mean to receive the grace of God in vain except to be unwilling to perform good works with the help of his grace?

  SERMON 126.5

• 2 Corinthians 11:2

  The souls of all men and women know that they are spouses of Christ if they are willing to preserve both bodily chastity and virginity of heart. For Christ is to be understood as the spouse of their souls, not of their bodies.

  SERMON 155.4