The Child, the Lord Jesus Christ . . . Word in our flesh, Wisdom in infancy, Power in weakness, and in true Man, the Lord of Majesty. — Pope Leo I Copy Share Image
David's Lord was made David's Son, and from the fruit of the promised branch sprang One without fault, the two-fold nature coming together in one Person, that by one and the same conception and birth might spring our Lord Jesus… — Pope Leo I Copy Share Image
Peace is the first thing the angels sang. Peace is the mark of the children of God. Peace is the nurse of love. Peace… — Pope Leo I Copy Share Image
The faith of those who live their faith is a serene faith. What you long for will be given you; what you love will be yours for ever. Since it is by giving alms that everything is pure for you, you will also receive that blessing which is promised next by the Lord: the Godhead that no man has been… — Pope Leo I Copy Share
The Child, the Lord Jesus Christ . . . Word in our flesh, Wisdom in infancy, Power in weakness, and in true Man, the Lord of Majesty. — Pope Leo I Copy Share Image
It is not enough to know the Son of God in the Father's nature only, unless we acknowledge Him in what is ours without withdrawal of what is His own. For that self-emptying, which He underwent for man's restoration, was the dispensation of compassion, not the loss of power. For, though by the eternal purpose of God there was 'no… — Pope Leo I Copy Share
No one, however weak, is denied a share in the victory of the cross. No one is beyond the help of the prayer of… — Pope Leo I Copy Share Image
As the world attracts us with its appearance, and abundance and variety, it is not easy to turn away from it unless in the… — Pope Leo I Copy Share Image
Beyond our grasp, He chose to come within our grasp. Existing before time began, He began to exist at a moment in time. — Pope Leo I Copy Share Image
He that sees another in error and endeavors not to correct it, testifies himself to be in error. — Pope Leo I Copy Share Image
I have neither permitted, nor shall I permit, the things which have been settled by the holy fathers to be violated by any innovation. — Pope Leo I Copy Share Image
