ACC ~ 1 Corinthians 9 v25

ATHLETES OF SELF-CONTROL. CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA: No effort, no crown! Today there are people who place the widow above the virgin in terms of self-control, because the widow has rejected a pleasure which she once enjoyed. STROMATEIS 3.101.4-5.

THE COMBAT. CYPRIAN: This combat was foretold by the prophets, engaged in by the Lord and carried on by the apostles. LETTER 10.4.

THE ATHLETE. AMBROSE: You are an athlete. Come to grips with your opponent, not with your head but with your arms. SIX DAYS OF CREATION 6.

THE RULES. BASIL: No one is crowned except he strive lawfully. GIVE HEED TO THYSELF.

REFRESHED BY HOPE. AUGUSTINE: When we enter upon the way of the Lord, let us fast from the vanity of this present life and refresh ourselves with the hope of the future life, not focusing our heart on things here but feasting it on things above. SERMON 263.

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