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What the Fathers say
Western Saints
Gregory the Dialogist
For our external possessions, however small, are sufficient for the Lord. For he weighs the heart, not the substance; nor does he consider how much is offered in his sacrifice, but from how much it is brought forth. For if we weigh external substance, behold, our holy merchants purchased the perpetual life of angels by giving up their nets and boat. Indeed it has no estimation of price, yet the kingdom of God is worth as much as you have. …
Bede
And he saw a poor widow casting in two small coins, and said, "Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them." This place morally communicates to us how acceptable to God anything we offer with a good heart is, for He undoubtedly weighs the heart and not the substance, and does not consider how much is given in His sacrifices, but from how much it is given. …
Bonaventure
Secondly, as to the offering of the poor widow, he adds: And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in two small coins. He saw, I say, with the eye of kindness, with which he looks upon the poor, according to that passage of Isaiah 66: "To whom shall I look but to the poor and contrite in spirit and who trembles at my words?" The Lord hears the prayers of such ones; the Psalm: "He has looked upon the prayer of the humble and has not despised their prayers"; and Ecclesiasticus 35: "Do not the tears of the widow run down upon the …
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