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What the Fathers say

Song of Solomon 5:9

Western Saints

Bede

How is your beloved better than another beloved, etc. It is open for a faithful brother to say to another faithful brother: I beseech you, because I find that you are fervent in the love of the Redeemer, also speak to me of Him, confirm me with a salutary exhortation, so that the same love in my heart may grow by His benefits and gifts. …

Commentary on the Song of Songs ↗

Robert of Tombelaine

But the Saints themselves, if they are still with us, both pray for those who ask them to pray and, when asked to carry the message, out of humility inquire as though they did not know, saying: What is your beloved more than another beloved, O most beautiful among women? But because the more ardently they love, the more sweetly they repeat words about him, they say the same thing again: What is your beloved more than another beloved, since you have so adjured us? …

Commentary on the Song of Songs, Chapter 5 ↗