Through the Church Fathers: May 1

Today we continue our journey through the early Church with the Constitutions of the Holy Apostles, Book 3, Chapters 7–12, where we explore the responsibilities of true widows and the strict care given to ecclesial order, especially in relation to women’s roles, baptism, and the limits of lay authority. Alongside this, we reflect on Augustine’s The Confessions, Book 9, Chapters 7 (Sections 15–16), where Augustine recalls the institution of hymn-singing in Milan during the persecution under Justina, and the discovery of the relics of the martyrs Gervasius and Protasius. Finally, we engage Thomas Aquinas’s Summa Theologica, Part 1, Question 63, Article 6, as Aquinas answers whether there was any interval between the creation and the fall of the angels, teaching us that while there was no measurable physical time, there was spiritual succession within the angels’ own actions.Explore the Project: Through the Church Fathers – https://www.throughthechurchfathers.com Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/cmichaelpatton Credo Courses – https://www.credocourses.com Credo Ministries – https://www.credoministries.org