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What the Fathers say
Western Saints
Ambrose of Milan
"In my bed, I sought the one whom my soul loves during the nights." Whoever seeks well, let them seek in their bed, let them seek during the nights, neither on holidays nor on nights of rest. Let no time be vacant from the duty of piety; and if it does not find it at first, let it continue in seeking. ... And since we see heavenly mysteries prefigured in the Gospel on earth, let us come to that Mary, let us come also to Magdalene. …
Gregory the Dialogist
For we seek the beloved in bed when in some little rest of the present life we sigh with longing for our Redeemer. We seek by night, because even if the mind is now awake in him, nevertheless the eye still grows dim.
Bernard of Clairvaux
A Subtle Disputation Concerning the Image, or the Word of God, and the Soul Which Is to the Image: and Concerning the Error of Gilbert, Bishop of Poitiers. 1. Certain of you, as I have learned, bear it with less than a fair spirit that behold, now for several days, while it delights us to dwell upon the wonder and admiration of the mysteries, the discourse which we have administered has been seasoned either with no salt of moral teaching, or with exceedingly little. This indeed is beyond our custom. …
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