Not as common bread or as common drink do we receive these. . . . . We have … - Justin Martyr

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In war, whichever side may call itself the victor, there are no winners, but all are losers.

Justin Martyr

Not as common bread or as common drink do we receive these. . . . . We have been taught that the food that has been Eucharistized by the word of prayer, that food which by assimilation nourishes our flesh and blood, is the flesh and blood of the incarnate Jesus.

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