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God's word is an inexhaustible spring of life
On Sunday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time our Church invites us to read and reflect on a passage from the beginning of the book of Proverbs (1:1-7, 20-23) entitled "An exhortation to choose wisdom". Our treasure, which follows, is from a commentary on the Diatessaron by Saint Ephrem, deacon.
Saint Ephrem, also known as Ephrem of Syria, was born around the year 306 in the city of Nisibis (modern day Nusaybin, Turkey). In those days religious culture in the region, included polytheism, Judaism, and several varieties of early Christianity. Saint Ephraim was a prominent Christian theologian…
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