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Exposition of the Gospel of Luke 7.5

Francisco de Zurbarán, Saint Ambrose, c. 1626–1627 · Museo de Bellas Artes, Seville · Public domainFrancisco de Zurbarán, Saint Ambrose, c. 1626–1627, Museo de Bellas Artes, Seville

Church FatherAmbrose of MilanQuotation

Exposition of the Gospel of Luke 7.5 — as quoted by Pitre (p 155)

May the Christ from the height of the cross say also to each of you: 'There is your mother.' May he say also to the Church: 'There is your son.'

No freely usable English translation of this passage is online, so the note keeps Pitre's quotation and links to the full text. Translation: as quoted by Pitre (via Gambero).

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'May the Christ from the height of the cross say also to each of you: There is your mother. May he say also to the Church: There is your son.' Mary's motherhood of all disciples, in the fourth century.

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