Day 25: The Word Incarnate (The Confessions of St. Augustine)

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🗓️ 26 October 2023

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Summary

St. Augustine embarks on a contemplation of key Catholic concepts, notably the Word or Logos. While he grasps the significance of the opening verses of John's Gospel, he encounters difficulty comprehending the notion of the Incarnate Word. In the discussion, Fr. Gregory explains the meanings of these terms and highlights St. Augustine's struggle with this concept. Fr. Jacob-Bertrand Janczyk underscores that St. Augustine's work fundamentally constitutes a prayer, emphasizing his earnest desire to understand God. Today's readings are Book 7, Chapters 8-12.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Father Gregory Pine.
0:06.0	And I'm Father Jacob Bertram Jansik.
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0:27.0	This season we are reading Ascension's edition of Confessions by St. Augustine.
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0:34.1	Confessions, visit ascension press.com slash Catholic Classics or text Confessions
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0:46.7	This is day 25.
0:47.7	Today we will be reading Book 7, chapters 8 through 12 in the Ascension Edition of the book.
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1:07.0	All right, well before we get into the reading, a quick look at what we're covering today.
1:10.6	Santa Guston begins to consider a few central Christian Catholic realities here in these chapters.
1:16.6	So he begins to consider and talk about the Logos or the Word, which is both a neoplatonic idea and a Christian reality.
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