November 10, 2007 Pope Leo the Great, pray for us
Today is the feast of one of the greatest saints and greatest popes of the Church. It is a shame that he is not well known. He is largely responsible for the core teachings of the Church on the Person of Jesus Christ. When his Tomus ad Flavianum to his brother Bishops in Constantinople was read, they acclaimed that “Peter has spoken through Leo!”
One of my favorite quotes from him is found in one of his Christmas sermons, which is found in the Catechism of the Catholic Church # 1691 Christian, recognize your dignity and now that you share in God’s own nature, do not return to your former base condition by sinning. Remember who is your Head and of whose body you are a member. Never forget that you have been rescued from the power of darkness and brought into the light of the Kingdom of God.
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