Leander of Seville
7th century · AD 601 · Western · 18 passages
Background on Leander of Seville
In his own words on James
- James 4:9
Flee laughter as a sin and change temporal joy into mourning so that you may be blessed, for those who mourn are blessed and shall be comforted.
THE TRAINING OF NUNS 21
- James 5:12
Jesus said: "Let your yes be yes and your no, no." Any more than this is evil. So do not swear for good reason, because that is evil. It is said to be evil because the need of an oath comes from an unsure conscience. It is necessary to extract an oath from one whose sincerity is in doubt, but why should you bind yourself by an involuntary oath when you are bound to show with your lips the sincerity of your heart? Speak the truth from your heart and you will not need an oath.
THE TRAINING OF NUNS 29 (19)
Quoted verbatim from public-domain English translations of the fathers — Aquinas's Catena Aurea, the Ante-Nicene and Nicene & Post-Nicene Fathers, and related editions. Each quotation links to its source.