Homilies on Numbers, Homilia XXIV
Festival sacrifices as rudiments§1
1On sacrifices ordered for each feast: rudiments feel heavy while the end of the discipline is unknown.
Latin · §1
De sacrificiis quae per unamquamque festivitatem iubentur. Rudimenta molesta sunt donec finis disciplinae ignoretur.
End and fruit of the discipline§2
2When perfection has followed, it will delight us to have borne the rudiments’ trouble — so also in the holy writings.
Latin · §2
Cum perfectio consecuta fuerit, delectabit rudimentorum pertulisse molestias. Ita in sanctis litteris.
Feasts fulfilled in Christ§3
3The law’s feasts are fulfilled in Christ — Passover, Pentecost, Tabernacles. Glory to him forever. Amen.
Latin · §3
Festa legis in Christo implentur — pascha, pentecoste, scenopegia. Gloria ei in saecula. Amen.