Worthy Study

“A novice should first of all study the Lord’s commandments in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. From the study of the commandments in these Evangelists combined with the actual practice of the commandments, the other Scriptures which constitute the New Testament also become more easily understandable. Moreover, the rules of the Church require that Scripture should be understood as the Holy Fathers explain it, and not at all arbirtrarily. By being guided in our understanding of the Gospel by the explanation of the Holy Fathers, by the explanation received and used by the Church, we keep the tradition of Holy Church.”

St. Ignatius Brianchaninov, THE ARENA