The “oil” is the fruit of good works, the “vessels” are the human bodies in whose inward parts the treasure of a good conscience is to be laid up.
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Catena Aurea on Matthew 25:1–13: Hilary of Poitiers
Giovanni Paolo Panini, Interior of St. Peter's, Rome, c. 1754 · Public domainGiovanni Paolo Panini, Interior of St. Peter's, Rome, c. 1754
CommentHilary of PoitiersPublic domainMatthew 25:1–13
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