john of damascus three treatises on the divine images

In Relics: The Shroud of Turin, the True Cross, the Blood of Januarius: History, Mysticism, and the Catholic Church, by Joan Carroll Cruz, 1984, p.For if at God’s word water gushed from hard rock in the wilderness-yes, and from an ass’s jawbone when Samson was thirsty -why should it seem incredible that healing medicine should distill from the relics of saints Alternate translation: Christ gives us the relics of saints as health-giving springs through which flow blessings and healing.

In Saint John of Damascus: Writings (The Fathers Of The Church A New Translation Vol.For, if by the will of God water poured out of the precipitous living rock in the desert, and for the thirsty Sampson from the jawbone of an ass, is it unbelievable that fragrant ointment should flow from the relics of the martyrs? Certainly not, at least for such as know the power of God and the honor which the saints have from Him. In the relics of the saints the Lord Christ has provided us with saving fountains which in many ways pour out benefactions and gush with fragrant ointment.Born and raised in Damascus, he died at his monastery, Mar Saba, near Jerusalem. 676 – 4 December 749) was a Syrian Christian monk and priest. Saint John of Damascus ( Arabic: يوحنا الدمشقي Yuḥannā Al Demashqi Greek: Ιωάννης Δαμασκήνος (Iôannês Damaskênos) Latin: Iohannes Damascenus also known as John Damascene, Χρυσορρόας/Chrysorrhoas, 'streaming with gold'-i.e., 'the golden speaker') (c. Images are books for the illiterate and silent heralds of the honor of the saints, teaching those who see with a soundless voice and sanctifying the sight.

John of damascus three treatises on the divine images