Day 55: Finding Rest (The Confessions of St. Augustine)

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🗓️ 25 November 2023

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Summary

Carrying on through the creation account, St. Augustine focuses on the themes of rest and the Holy Spirit. He reiterates that God is the only place a rational creature will find rest. Fr. Gregory Pine and Fr. Jacob-Bertrand Janczyk discuss the purpose of the Church and its role in creation. Today’s readings are Book 13, Chapters Chapters 8-14.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Father Gregory Pine.
0:06.0	And I'm Father Jacob Bertrand Jansik.
0:08.0	And you're listening to the Catholic Classics podcast
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0:14.4	greatest Saints and teachers. Each season will read through a great work,
0:18.0	explain its spiritual principles, and help you apply its timeless wisdom to your life.
0:22.4	The Catholic Classics Podcast is and help you apply its timeless wisdom to your life.
0:23.0	The Catholic Classics Podcast is brought to you by Ascension.
0:27.0	This season we are reading Ascension's edition of Confessions by St. Augustine.
0:30.0	A few reminders before we get started. To download the reading plan for
0:34.1	Confessions, visit ascension press.com slash Catholic Classics or text Confessions to
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0:46.0	This is day 55.
0:48.0	Today we will be reading Book 13,
0:50.0	Chapter 8 through 14 in the Ascension Edition of the book.
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1:07.8	All right, well, before we get into the reading,
1:09.4	a quick look at what we're covering today.
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