Translated: The spiritual virtue of a sacrament is like light,-although it passes among the impure, it is not polluted.
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Spiritalis enim virtus sacramenti ita est ut lux: etsi per immundos transeat, non inquinatur.
Permalink to quote #2 Thus, in this universal catastrophe, the sufferings of Christians have tended to their moral improvement, because they viewed them with eyes of faith.
Permalink to quote #4 When I am here, I do not fast on Saturday; when at Rome, I do fast on Saturday.
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