Today’s readings explore the mystery of evil and the revelation of Christ’s humility. In Dialogue with Trypho, Justin Martyr argues that Psalms 110 and 72 cannot point to Hezekiah or Solomon, but only to Christ, who is the eternal priest and King of all nations. Augustine’s Confessions (Book VII, Chapters 14–15) reflect his deepening realization that pagan philosophy could hint at divine truths—but not at the cross. Only the gospel reveals that Christ was made flesh, humbled Himself, and died for the ungodly. And in Summa Theologica (Part I, Question 49, Article 3), Thomas Aquinas refutes the idea of a “supreme evil” behind all evils, teaching instead that evil has no real substance—only the absence of good. Together, these readings point to a world where Christ alone holds the name above all names, and where even the problem of evil must bow before the sovereign wisdom of God.

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