Luke 12:32 (WEB)
“Don’t be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the Kingdom.
Catechism · 2
The Mysteries of Christ's Life
“Then, by its own power, the seed sprouts and grows until the harvest.” — Catechism footnote: LC 5; cf. Mk 4:14, 26-29; Lk 12:32.
The Church in God's Plan
“The seed and beginning of the Kingdom are the "little flock" of those whom Jesus came to gather around him, the flock whose shepherd he is.” — Catechism footnote: Lk 12:32; cf. Mt 10:16; 26:31; In 10:1-21.
Fathers and councils · 22
Augustine of Hippo
“But we, O Lord, lo, we are Thy “little flock;” do Thou possess us, stretch Thy wings over us, and let us take refuge under them.” — editor's note: Luke xii. 32.
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John Chrysostom
“For do not despise it, because it is a little flock: For “my Father,” He saith, “hath pleasure in them.”” — editor's note: Luke xii. 32.
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Tertullian
“He seems to have left out all the 28th verse, and expunged ὑμῶν from verses 30 and 32, reading only ὁ πατήρ.” — the author cites it
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John Cassian
“…worthy of a place in the kingdom of God: for “many are called, but few chosen,” and it is a “little flock to which it is the Father’s good pleasure to give” an inheritance.” — editor's note: S. Matt. xx. 16; S. Luke xii. 32.
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Clement of Alexandria
“And in another place, “Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom of heaven.”” — editor's note: Luke xii. 32.
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Catena Aurea on Luke
- Glossa OrdinariaCatena Aurea on Luke
Our Lord having removed the care of temporal things from the hearts of His disciples, now banishes fear from them, from which superfluous cares proceed, saying, Fear not, &c.
Read the whole comment - Theophylact of OhridCatena Aurea on Luke
By the little flock, our Lord signifies those who are willing to become His disciples, or because in this world the Saints seem little because of their voluntary poverty, or because they are outnumbered by the…
Read the whole comment - Cyril of AlexandriaCatena Aurea on Luke
But why they ought not to fear, He shews, adding, for it is your Father’s good pleasure; as if He says, How shall He who gives such precious things be wearied in shewing mercy towards you? For although His flock is…
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As if He says, Fear not lest they who warfare for the kingdom of God, should be in want of the necessaries of this life. But sell that ye have for alms’ sake, which then is done worthily, when a man having once for…
Read the whole comment - John ChrysostomCatena Aurea on Luke
For there is no sin which almsgiving does not avail to blot out. It is a salve adapted to ever wound. But almsgiving has to do not only with money, but with all matters also wherein man succours man, as when the…
Read the whole comment - Gregory of NazianzusCatena Aurea on Luke
Now I fear lest you should think deeds of mercy to be not necessary to you, but voluntary. I also thought so, but was alarmed at the goats placed on the left hand, not because they robbed, but did not minister unto…
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For without alms it is impossible to see the kingdom. For as a fountain if it keeps its waters within itself grows foul, so also rich men when they retain every thing in their possession.
Read the whole comment - Basil the GreatCatena Aurea on Luke
But some one will ask, upon what grounds ought we to sell that which we have? Is it that these things are by nature hurtful, or because of the temptation to our souls? To this we must answer, first, that every thing…
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Now perhaps this command is irksome to the rich, yet to those who are of a sound mind, it is not unprofitable, for their treasure is the kingdom of heaven. Hence it follows, Provide for yourselves bags which wax not…
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That is, by doing alms, the reward of which abideth for ever; which must not be taken as a command that no money be kept by the saints either for their own, or the use of the poor, since we read that our Lord…
Read the whole comment - Gregory of NyssaCatena Aurea on Luke
But He bids us lay up our visible and earthly treasures where the power of corruption does not reach, and hence He adds, a treasure that faileth not, &c.
Read the whole comment - Theophylact of OhridCatena Aurea on Luke
As if He said, “Here the moth corrupts, but there is no corruption in heaven.” Then because there are some things which the moth does not corrupt, He goes on to speak of the thief. For gold the moth corrupts not, but…
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Whether then should it be simply understood, that money kept faileth, but given away to our neighbour bears everlasting fruit in heaven; or, that the treasure of good works, if it be stored up for the sake of earthly…
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Or, the thieves are heretics and evil spirits, who are bent upon depriving us of spiritual things. The moth which secretly frets the garments is envy, which mars good desires, and bursts the bonds of charity.
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Moreover, because all things are not taken away by theft, He adds a more excellent reason, and one which admits of no objection whatever, saying, For where your treasure is, there will your hearts be also; as if He…
Read the whole comment - Eusebius of CaesareaCatena Aurea on Luke
For every man naturally dwells upon that which is the object of his desire, and thither he directs all his thoughts, where he supposes his whole interest to rest. If any one then has his whole mind and affections,…
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Now this must not only be felt concerning love of money, but all the passions. Luxurious feasts are treasures; also the sports of the gay and the desires of the lover,
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Cross-references · 17
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Cited together in Confessions X.36.
Cited together in Catechism §543.
Cited together in Catechism §764.
Cited together in Catechism §764.
Cited together in Catechism §764.
Cited together in Catechism §543.
Cited together in Catechism §543.
Cited together in Catechism §543.
Cited together in Catechism §543.
Cited together in Catechism §543.
Cited together in Catechism §543.