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What the Fathers say

Matthew 25:21

Western Saints

Augustine of Hippo

This will be our perfect joy, than which is none greater, to have fruition of that Divine Trinity in whose image we were made.

Catena Aurea by Aquinas ↗

Jerome

His master said to him: Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a little, I will set you over much; enter into the joy of your master. And he also who had the two talents came forward, saying, 'Master, you delivered to me two talents; here, I have made two talents more.' His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a little, I will set you over much; enter into the joy of your master.' I keep reminding both those who had made five talents and those …

Commentary on Matthew ↗

Gregory the Dialogist

The servant who returned the doubled talents is praised by the master and led to eternal reward, when it is said to him by the Lord's voice: "Well done, good and faithful servant; because you have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things; enter into the joy of your lord." For all the goods of the present life are few things, however many they may seem, in comparison with the eternal reward. …

Forty Gospel Homilies, Homily 9 ↗