Offertory of Saint Justin Martyr

1 Corinthians 2:2

For I judged not myself to know any thing among you, but Jesus Christ; and Him crucified. Alleluia.

Denzinger

1605: Ability to receive Scripture

PIUS VII 1800-1823
Versions of Sacred Scripture
From the epistle
"Magno et acerbo"
to the Archbishop of Mohileff
September 3, 1816

Therefore, in that famous letter of his to the faithful of the Church at Meta, Our predecessor, Innocent III, quite wisely prescribes as follows: “In truth the secret mysteries of faith are not to be exposed to all everywhere, since they cannot be understood by all everywhere, but only by those who can grasp them with the intellect of faith. Therefore, to the more simple the Apostle says: “I gave you milk to drink as unto little ones in Christ, not meat” [1 Cor. 3:2]. For solid food is for the elders, as he said: “We speak wisdom … among the perfect” [1 Cor 2:6]; “for I judged not myself to know anything among you, but Jesus Christ and Him Crucified” [1 Cor. 2:2 ]. For so great is the depth of Divine Scripture that not only the simple and the unlettered, but even the learned and prudent are not fully able to explore the understanding of it. Therefore, Scripture says that many “searching have failed in their search” [Ps. 63:7].

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