From a sermon by Saint Augustine - No one has ever ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven

From a sermon of Saint Leo the Great, pope - The days between the resurrection and the ascension of the Lord

From a commentary on the gospel of John by Saint Cyril of Alexandria, bishop - What binds us together is Christ

From the treatise On the Trinity by Didymus of Alexandria - The Holy Spirit renews us in baptism

From the commentary on the second letter to the Corinthians by Saint Cyril of Alexandria, bishop - God has reconciled us to himself through Christ and given us the ministry of reconciliation

From a sermon by Saint Ephraem, deacon - He whom the whole world cannot contain, Mary alone embraces

A commentary on Psalm 61 by St Augustine - The sufferings of Christ are not in Christ alone

From a treatise by Saint Gaudentius of Brescia, bishop - The Eucharist is The Lord's passover

From the Letter to Diognetus - The Christian in the world

From a commentary on the gospel of John by Saint Cyril of Alexandria, bishop - I am the vine, you are the branches