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Through the Church Fathers: August 13

Through the Church Fathers: August 13

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From cosmic hierarchies to the tick of interior time, today’s trio reveals how true order endures only in obedience: Irenaeus proclaims that the Father and the Word directly crafted creation and, in Christ, crushed the serpent by answering Eden’s disobedience with desert victory; Augustine peers inside the soul and finds that “long” or “short” time exists only in our expectation, attention, and memory; Aquinas confirms that while fallen seraphs still possess higher natures, every loyal angel outranks them in grace, for obedience alone carries authority—just as Michael overthrew Satan (Genesis 3:15; John 1:1-3; Revelation 12:7).

Readings: Irenaeus, Against Heresies, Book 5, Chapters 18–20

Augustine, The Confessions, Book 11, Chapter 28 (Section 37)

Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica, Part 1, Question 109, Article 4

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