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Joel 2:15 (WEB)
Blow the trumpet in Zion! Sanctify a fast. Call a solemn assembly.

Fathers and councils · 7

Jerome, Against Jovinianus Book 2
“Joel also cries aloud:“Sanctify a fast, proclaim a time of healing,” that it might appear that a fast is sanctified by other works, and that a holy fast avails for the cure of sin.” — editor's note: Joel i. 14; ii. 15. Jerome agrees with the Sept. Θεραπέια. The Heb. root signifies to close or bind; hence the meaning healing. But others translate Θεραπέια…
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Jerome, Letters Letter 52
“Let us pitch tents in the seventh month and noise abroad a solemn fast with the sound of a horn.” — editor's note: Joel ii. 15.
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Athanasius of Alexandria, Festal and Personal Letters Festal Letters.1Festal Letters
“For since, as I before said, there are divers proclamations, listen, as in a figure, to the prophet blowing the trumpet; and further, having turned to the truth, be ready for the announcement of the trumpet, for he saith, ‘Blow ye the trumpet in Sion: sanctify a fast.’” — editor's note: Joel ii. 15.
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Tertullian, On Fasting Chapter 16
“For Joel withal exclaimed: “Sanctify a fast, and a religious service;” foreseeing even then that other apostles and prophets would sanction fasts, and would preach observances of special service to God.” — editor's note: Joel ii. 15.
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Gregory of Nazianzus, Orations Oration 16
“Sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly, as blessed Joel with us charges you: gather the elders, and the babes that suck the breasts, whose tender age wins our pity, and is specially worthy of the loving-kindness of God.” — editor's note: Joel ii. 15.
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Leo the Great, Sermons Sermon 88
“…and rend your hearts and not your garments, and turn ye to the Lord your God, for He is merciful and patient, and of great kindness, and very merciful,” and again, “sanctify a fast, proclaim a healing, assemble the people, sanctify the church.”” — editor's note: Joel ii. 12, 13, and 15, 16.
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Cyprian of Carthage, Three Books of Testimonies Against the Jews II.20Book II
“In Joel: “Blow with the trumpet in Sion; sanctify a fast, and call a healing; assemble the people, sanctify the Church, gather the elders, collect the little ones that suck the breast; let the Bridegroom go forth of His chamber, and the bride out of her closet.”” — editor's note: Joel ii. 15, 16.
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