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1 Corinthians 10:3 (WEB)
and all ate the same spiritual food;

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§1094Article 1 · The Liturgy - Work of the Holy TrinityRead at vatican.va
“Water from the rock was the figure of the spiritual gifts of Christ, and manna in the desert prefigured the Eucharist, "the true bread from heaven."” — Catechism footnote: Jn 6:32; cf. 1 Cor 10:1-6.

§129Article 3 · Sacred ScriptureRead at vatican.va
“Early Christian catechesis made constant use of the Old Testament.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. I Cor 5:6-8; 10:1-11.

Origen, Against Celsus IV.49Book IV
“For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ.”” — editor's note: Cf. 1 Cor. x. 3, 4.
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John Cassian, Conferences XI–XVII XIV.8Conference XIV
“But the rock was Christ.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. x. 1–4.
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Ambrose of Milan, Exposition of the Christian Faith II.2Book II
“…assail them, without need of toil, in the enjoyment of rest?—so that, for the space of forty years, their raiment grew not old, nor were their shoes worn, a figure to the faithful of the Resurrection that was to come, showing that neither the glory of great deeds, nor the beauty of the power wherewith He hath…” — editor's note: Ex. xvi. 12 ff.; Deut. viii. 3, 4; xxix. 5; Ps. lxxviii. 24, 25; cv. 40; S. John vi. 31; 1 Cor. x. 3.
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Ambrose of Milan, On the Holy Spirit III.4Book III
“…the sea, and were all baptized in Moses in the cloud and in the sea, and did all eat the same spiritual meat, and did all drink the same spiritual drink.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. x. 1, 2, 3, 4.
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Ambrose of Milan, On the Mysteries Chapter 9
“Whence the Apostle says of its type: “Our fathers ate spiritual food and drank spiritual drink,” for the Body of God is a spiritual body; the Body of Christ is the Body of the Divine Spirit, for the Spirit is Christ, as we read: “The Spirit before our face is Christ the Lord.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. x. 3.
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Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 114
“Now these things were our examples.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. x. 1–6.
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Augustine of Hippo, On Lying Chapter 26
“…the bondage in which they in Egypt were oppressed, and of the punishment which avenged their sin on their journey, that these things befell them in a figure: what actions wilt thou find, from which thou mayest set aside that rule, and take upon thee to affirm that they are not to be reduced to some figure?” — editor's note: 1 Cor. x. 1–11
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Augustine of Hippo, On the Profit of Believing Chapter 8
“But they were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world have come.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. x. 1–11. (See R.R.)
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Augustine of Hippo, Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 26
““They drank,” saith he “of the spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. x. 1–4.
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Augustine of Hippo, Tractates on the Gospel of John Tractate 45
““For they drank of the spiritual Rock that followed them; and that Rock was Christ.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. x. 1–4.
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John Chrysostom, Homilies on Matthew Homily 61
“And this the blessed Paul showed even from times of old, when he said, that “They did all eat the same spiritual meat, and did all drink the same spiritual drink:” and added, that they were not saved; “for they were overthrown in the wilderness.”” — editor's note: 1 Cor. x. 3, 4, 5.
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Clement of Alexandria, The Stromata, or Miscellanies VII.16Book VII
“For I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren,” says the apostle, “that all were under the cloud, and partook of spiritual meat and drink;” clearly affirming that all who heard the word did not take in the magnitude of knowledge in deed and word.” — editor's note: 1 Cor. x. 1, 3, 4.
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