Sunday, January 14, 2024
A Sign of Appreciation
Augustine, Sermons 95.1 (Patrologia Latina, vol. 38, col. 581; tr. Edmund Hill, with his note):
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When I expound the holy scriptures to you, it's as though I were breaking bread to you. For your part, receive it hungrily, and belch out a fat praise from your hearts;2...Related post: Belching.
2. Not a vulgarity in those days, as we have noted before, but an acceptable sign of appreciation from guests.
Scripturas sanctas exponentes vobis, quasi panes frangimus vobis. Vos esurientes accipite, et saginam laudis corde eructuate...
