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What the Fathers say

James 5:11

Western Saints

Bonaventure

If you come to exemplars, the supreme Exemplar of all virtues is in Christ. Compared to the patience of Job, the patience of Christ is greater. "You have heard of the patience of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord," says James. For stars are nothing when compared to the sun.

Collations on the Hexaemeron, Collation 18 ↗