The thread running through today’s readings is the sheer generosity of God: Athanasius shows how the Word pursued humanity through creation, prophecy, and finally by taking a body; Augustine teaches that prayer itself is a school of desire drawing us toward the life to come; and Aquinas explains how moral virtues differ because different parts of us need to be healed and ordered by reason (Romans 8:24).

Readings:

Athanasius of Alexandria, On the Incarnation, Sections 12–14

Augustine of Hippo, Letter 130 to Proba (Final Sections)

Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica, Part 1–2, Question 60, Article 5

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