Augustine Day by Day: January 16

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January 16

Observe the Local Custom

hen my mother reached Milan, she found the church there not fasting on Saturdays. She was troubled, and hesitated as to what she should do.

I applied on her behalf to Ambrose for his advice. He replied, "When I go to Rome, I also fast on Saturday: when here, I do not. If you go to any church, observe the local custom."

-- Letter 54, 2

Prayer. Lord, while I was still far away from you, you coaxed me in a great many ways to hear you from afar and be converted to you and call upon you.

-- Confessions 13, 1

Tradition Day By Day

The Augustinians - St. Thomas of Villanova Province

From John E. Rotelle, O.S.A., Augustine Day by Day: Minute Meditations for Every Day Taken from the Writings of Saint Augustine. Catholic Book Publishing Co. New York, 1986.

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