Rightly are they called thorns, because they lacerate the soul by the prickings of thought, and do not suffer it to bring forth the spiritual fruit of virtue.
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Catena Aurea on Matthew 13:18–23: Rabanus Maurus
Giovanni Paolo Panini, Interior of St. Peter's, Rome, c. 1754 · Public domainGiovanni Paolo Panini, Interior of St. Peter's, Rome, c. 1754
CommentRabanus MaurusPublic domainMatthew 13:18–23
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