Bread Quotes by Ignatius of Antioch

8 Bread quotes by Ignatius of Antioch

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Ignatius of Antioch’s brief reflections on bread capture early Christian symbolism in eight compact lines. These excerpts reveal how the simple staple served as a metaphor for faith, unity, and sacrifice.

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I hunger for the bread of God, the flesh of Jesus Christ ...; I long to drink of his blood, the gift…

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I am the wheat of God, and am ground by the teeth of the wild beasts, that I may be found the…

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Be careful, therefore, to take part only in the one Eucharist; for there is only one Flesh of our Lord Jesus Christ…

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I am God's wheat and shall be ground by their teeth so that I may become Christ's pure bread.

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I am God's wheat, and I shall be ground by the teeth of beasts, that I may become the pure bread of…

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I have no taste for corruptible food nor for the pleasures of this life. I desire the Bread of God, which is…

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I no longer take pleasure in perishable food or in the delights of this world. I want only God's bread, which is…

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I am writing to all the Churches and I enjoin all, that I am dying willingly for God's sake, if only you…

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May nothing entice me till I happily make my way to Jesus Christ! Fire, cross, struggles with wild beasts, wrenching of bones, mangling of…

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Pray to Christ for me that the animals will be the means of making me a sacrificial victim for God.

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Only let it be in the name of Jesus Christ, that I may suffer together with Him! I endure everything because He Himself, Who…

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Wherever the bishop shall appear, there let the multitude also be; even as, wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church.

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He who died in place of us is the one object of my quest. He who rose for our sakes is my one desire.

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Now I begin to be a disciple. I care for nothing, of visible or invisible things, so that I may but win Christ. Let…

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Take heed, then, often to come together to give thanks to God, and show forth His praise. For when you assemble frequently in the…

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The Lord did nothing either of himself or through his apostles without his Father, with whom he is united; so too, you should undertake…

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A Christian is not his own master, since all his time belongs to God.

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In like manner, everyone who has received from God the power of distinguishing and yet follows an unskillful pastor and receives a false opinion…

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From Syria even to Rome I fight with wild beasts, by land and sea, by night and by day, being bound amidst ten leopards,…

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I hunger for the bread of God, the flesh of Jesus Christ ...; I long to drink of his blood, the gift of unending love.

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I have many deep thoughts in God, but I take my own measure, lest I perish by boasting... For I myself, though I am…

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Therefore run together as into one temple of God, as to one altar, as to one Jesus Christ, who came forth from one Father,…

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