Atos 20
Apostolic Constitutions · Comentário Patrístico (catena)
Atos 20:28
Let the bishop pray for the people, and say: "Save Thy people, O Lord, and bless Thine inheritance, which Thou hast obtained with the precious blood of Thy Christ, and hast called a royal priesthood, and an holy nation." After this let the sacrifice follow, the people standing, and praying silently; and when the oblation has been made, let every rank by itself partake of the Lord's body and precious blood in order, and approach with reverence and holy fear, as to the body of their king. — Constitutions of the Holy Apostles Book 2
Atos 20:28
Do you therefore, who attend to the laws of God, esteem those laws more honourable than the necessities of this life, and pay a greater respect to them, and run together to the Church of the Lord, "which He has purchased with the blood of Christ, the beloved, the first-born of every creature." For this Church is the daughter of the Highest, which has been in travail of you by the word of grace, and has "formed Christ in you," of whom you are made partakers, and thereby become His holy and chosen members, "not having spot or wrinkle, or any such thing; but as being holy and unspotted in the faith, ye are complete in Him, after the image of God that created you." — Constitutions of the Holy Apostles Book 2
Atos 20:35
Since even the Lord said: "The giver was happier than the receiver.". He that forbade stealing, now pronounces him most happy who supplies those that are in want out of his own labours. — CONSTITUTIONS OF THE HOLY APOSTLES