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What the Fathers say
Western Saints
Gregory the Dialogist
Ver. 5. Mark me, and be astonished. 43. i.e. Consider what I have done, and be astonished at the things that I undergo under this infliction of the rod. And he yet further rightly introduces the words; And lay your finger upon your mouth. As if he had said in plain speech; 'Knowing the good things that I have done and seeing the ills that I am subjected to, your own selves keep even from offence in words, and in my strokes dread your own hurts.' Or indeed seeing that by our fingers we distinguish things severally, discretion is not …
Thomas Aquinas
Since this disputation is about a great matter, one should listen attentively, and so he says, "Pay attention to me." It should also not be listened to lightly or with scorn, but more with dignity and with amazement, and so he says, "Be astonished." It should also be heard in silence and without murmuring, and so he says, "and put your finger over your mouth."
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