"The prime objective of all Initiatory music in……" — Ambrose
"The prime objective of all Initiatory music in the Temples of Antiquity was to bring about physical purification and renewal, mental stimulation and alertness, spiritual exhilaration and Illumination."
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63 Quotes by Ambrose
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When we speak about wisdom, we are speaking about Christ. When we speak about virtue, we are speaking about Christ.…
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The rich man who gives to the poor does not bestow alms but pays a debt.
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We should pray to the angels, for they are given to us as guardians.
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But if these beings guard you, they do so because they have been summoned by your prayers.
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Unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Spirit he cannot enter the kingdom of God. No…
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The rich women, to avoid dividing the inheritance among many, kill their own fetus in the womb and with murderous…
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The Church's foundation is unshakable and firm against the assaults of the raging sea. Waves lash at the Church but…
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Stephen prayed for his persecutors, who had not been able even to listen to the Name of Christ, when he…
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If it is "daily bread," why do you take it once a year? . . . Take daily what is…
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The Lord was Baptized, not to be cleansed Himself, but to cleanse the waters, so that those waters, cleansed by…
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