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Interior of St. Peter's, Rome, Giovanni Paolo Panini

Catena Aurea on Luke 23:26–32: Gregory the Great

Giovanni Paolo Panini, Interior of St. Peter's, Rome, c. 1754 · Public domainGiovanni Paolo Panini, Interior of St. Peter's, Rome, c. 1754

CommentGregory the GreatPublic domainLuke 23:26–32

He has called Himself the green wood and us the dry, for He has in Himself the life and strength of the Divine nature; but we who are mere men are called the dry wood.

Reproduced in full. Translation: Oxford 1841 (Newman), public domain (Public domain).

Also cites: Mor. 12. c. 4

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