Today’s readings take us deeper into the themes of divine revelation, the struggle of human passions, and the limitations of the intellect in grasping God.

We continue with The Epistle of Barnabas, Chapter 7, where the author expounds on Old Testament imagery—fasting, the scapegoat, and sacrifice—as foreshadowing Christ’s atonement. The early Church saw these as typological fulfillments in Jesus, emphasizing that salvation comes through suffering and faith.

In Augustine’s Confessions, Book II, Chapters 7–8, we witness his deepening moral conflict. Augustine describes the shameful pressures of youthful pride and lust, reflecting on how he sought approval by boasting of sins he had not even committed. His mother, Monica, warns him of impurity, yet he dismisses her counsel as weak and womanish,  ...