Unexpected tidings make ears tingle, a vivid image Saint Basil uses. He compares paradise to a world without farmers or doctors, showing how needs disappear when joy is full. He also reminds us that courteous actions grow friendship and that looking at loss in the whole picture eases pain.
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Saint Basil the Great was a 4th‑century bishop of Caesarea who defended the Nicene Creed and fought heresies.
Quick Facts About Saint Basil
Notable works
The Philocalia of Origen
About Saint Basil
He served as Bishop of Caesarea Mazaca in Cappadocia from 370 until his death in 379. He was an influential theologian who supported the Nicene Creed and opposed Arianism and Apollinarianism.
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