St. John St. Chrysostom

(Bishop & Doctor of the Church)

"The temple was already a den of thieves when the Jewish common- wealth and way of life still prevailed. Now you give it a name more worthy than it deserves if you call it a brothel, a stronghold of sin, a lodging-place for demons, a fortress of the devil, the destruction of the soul, the precipice and pit of all perdition, or whatever other name you give it."

• Homily I: "Tell me this. If a man were to have slain your son, would you endure to look upon him, or accept his greeting? Would you not shun him as a wicked demon, as the devil himself?"

   

• Homily II: "How do you Judaizers have the boldness, after dancing with demons, to come back to the assembly of the apostles?"

   

• Homily III: "If you separate yourself from the flock, your enemy will surely catch you."

   

• Homily IV: "...what goes on in the synagogue is godlessness."

   

• Homily V: "[Christ] said to Peter: "Upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." You Jews tell me how you can attack this prediction of his."

   

• Homily VI: "You did slay Christ, you did lift violent hands against the Master, you did spill his precious blood. This is why you have no chance for atonement, excuse, or defense."

   

• Homily VII: "...the temple will never rise again ...the sacrifices of the Jews and their priesthood have completely ended."

   

• Homily VIII: "We must not grow weary... we must not became exhausted."