Mystically, this sitting down of Christ is His incarnation; had He not taken flesh on Him, mankind could not have come unto Him.
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Catena Aurea on Matthew 5:1–3: 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 5:1–3
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