Isaiah 58:6

• §2447Article 7 · The Seventh CommandmentRead at vatican.va

  “The works of mercy are charitable actions by which we come to the aid of our neighbor in his spiritual and bodily necessities.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Isa 58:6-7; Heb 13:3.

Irenaeus of Lyons

• Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies IV.17Book IV

  “Then shall thy morning light break forth, and thy health shall spring forth more speedily; and righteousness shall go before thee, and the glory of the Lord shall surround thee: and whilst thou art yet speaking, I will say, Behold, here I am.”” — editor's note: Isa. lviii. 6, etc.

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John Cassian

• John Cassian, Conferences I–X IX.34Conference IX

  “…the barrenness of an unfruitful fast is rebuked, “then,” he says, “thou shalt call and the Lord shall hear thee; thou shalt cry, and He shall say, Here am I.” Sometimes also excess of trouble causes it to be heard, as it is said: “When I was in trouble I called unto the Lord, and He heard me;” and again: “Afflict not…” — editor's note: Is. lviii. 6, 9.

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• John Cassian, Conferences XVIII–XXIV XXI.14Conference XXI

  “Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall hear: thou shalt cry, and He shall say, Here am I.” You see then that fasting is certainly not considered by the Lord as a thing that is good in its own nature, because it becomes good and well-pleasing to God…” — editor's note: Isa. lviii. 3–9.

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Justin Martyr

• Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 15

  “…as thy soul desireth, and thy bones shall become fat, and shall be as a watered garden, and as a fountain of water, or as a land where water fails not.’” — editor's note: Isa. lviii. 1–12.

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John Chrysostom

• John Chrysostom, Homilies on Matthew Homily 52

  “Then thou shalt call upon me, and I will give ear unto thee; whilst thou art yet speaking, I will say, Lo! here I am.”” — editor's note: Is. lviii. 6–9. [LXX., see note above.]

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• John Chrysostom, Homilies on Matthew Homily 54

  ““Neither though thou bow as a collar thy neck, and strew beneath thee sackcloth and ashes, not even so shalt thou call a fast acceptable; but loose every bond of iniquity, unloose the twisted knots of oppressive bargains.”” — editor's note: Is. lviii. 6.

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Tertullian

• Tertullian, On Fasting Chapter 2

  “…authoritatively declared, “Not such a fast hath the Lord elected,” that is, not abstinence from food, but the works of righteousness, which he there appends: and that the Lord Himself in the Gospel has given a compendious answer to every kind of scrupulousness in regard to food; “that not by such things as are…” — editor's note: See Isa. lviii. 3–7.

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• Tertullian, The Five Books Against Marcion II.19Book II

  “…do evil, learn to do well, seek judgment, judge the fatherless, and plead for the widow:” be fond of the divine expostulations: avoid contact with the wicked: “let the oppressed go free:” dismiss the unjust sentence, “deal their bread to the hungry; bring the outcast into their house; cover the naked, when they see…” — editor's note: Alluding to Isa. lviii. 6: “Loose the bands of wickedness.”

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• Tertullian, The Five Books Against Marcion IV.37Book IV

  “So also “he loosened the bands of wickedness, undid the heavy burdens, let the oppressed go free, and broke every yoke,” when he said, “If I have taken anything from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold.”” — editor's note: Isa. lviii. 6.

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Cyprian of Carthage

• Cyprian of Carthage, On the Lord's Prayer

  “Then shalt thou call, and God shall hear thee; and while thou shalt yet speak, He shall say, Here I am.”” — editor's note: Isa. lviii. 6–9.

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• Cyprian of Carthage, On Works and Alms

  “Then shalt thou cry, and God shall hear thee; whilst yet thou art speaking, He shall say, Here I am.”” — editor's note: Isa. lviii. 1–9.

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• Cyprian of Carthage, Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews III.2Book III

  “Then thou shalt cry out, and God shall hear thee; while thou art yet speaking, He shall say, Here I am.”” — editor's note: Isa. lviii. 1–9.

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Clement of Alexandria

• Clement of Alexandria, The Stromata, or Miscellanies II.18Book II

  ““Break every bond of wickedness; for this is the sacrifice that is acceptable to the Lord, a contrite heart that seeks its Maker.”” — editor's note: Isa. lviii. 6.

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• Jeremiah 14:12

  Cited together in Conferences XVIII–XXIV XXI.14.

• Luke 8:18

  Cited together in The Five Books Against Marcion IV.37.

• Luke 19:1

  Cited together in The Five Books Against Marcion IV.37.

• Luke 19:2

  Cited together in The Five Books Against Marcion IV.37.

• Luke 19:3

  Cited together in The Five Books Against Marcion IV.37.

• Luke 19:4

  Cited together in The Five Books Against Marcion IV.37.

• Luke 19:5

  Cited together in The Five Books Against Marcion IV.37.

• Luke 19:6

  Cited together in The Five Books Against Marcion IV.37.

• Luke 19:7

  Cited together in The Five Books Against Marcion IV.37.

• Luke 19:8

  Cited together in The Five Books Against Marcion IV.37.

• Luke 19:9

  Cited together in The Five Books Against Marcion IV.37.

• Luke 19:10

  Cited together in The Five Books Against Marcion IV.37.

• Luke 19:22

  Cited together in The Five Books Against Marcion IV.37.