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After the feeding of the five thousand, Jesus has gone into the hills alone to pray, while his disciples begin to cross over the Sea of Galilee ahead of him. Jesus has walked across the sea to join his disciples, who cannot comprehend what is happening and who Jesus truly is [ … ]

Saint Bernard begins with the claim that ‘there was only one mode of birth that was worthy of God, and that was to be born of a virgin’. With this statement he places the Incarnation within a framework of fittingness (convenientia), a theological mode of reasoning that asks what befits the majesty and holiness of God. The divine birth, he argues, required a vessel untouched by stain, a mother who would embody in her body and soul the purity and humility of the Son whom she would bear [ … ]

Saint Polycarp’s letter to the Philippians addresses the Christian community with encouragement and exhortation. Saint Polycarp begins by commending their faith, describing it as deeply rooted and fruitful in the service of Christ. The mention of those who bore chains for the gospel situates his words in the context of persecution: suffering for Christ is presented as both a mark of honour and a participation in the Lord’s own passion [ … ]