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Title of the work in Latin
MEDULLA S. THOMAE AQUITATIS PER OMNES ANNI LITURGICI DIES DISTRBUITA, SEU MEDITATIONES EX OPERIBUS S. THOMAE DEPROMPTAE

Compilation and arrangement by
FR. Z. MÉZARD O. P.

NOTE
All titles with an asterisk contain material that is no longer attributed to Saint Thomas Aquinas.



5. First Sunday of Lent: The Temptation of Christ
I Sunday of Lent

“Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.” (Mt 4:1)

Christ wished to be tempted:

1. First, to give us help against temptations. For this reason, Gregory says: “It was not unworthy of our Redeemer to want to be tempted, He who came to be sacrificed; so that He could conquer our temptations with His, just as He conquered our death with His.”

2. Secondly, for our caution: so that no one, no matter how holy they are, considers themselves safe and immune from temptation. For this reason, He wanted to be tempted after baptism; because, as Hilary says, “the temptations of the devil are more frequent, especially against the saints, because these are the ones he most desires to conquer.” Hence, Scripture says (Eccl 2:1): “My son, when you enter the service of God, prepare yourself for trial and be firm in justice and fear, and prepare your soul for temptation.”

3. Thirdly, to give us an example of how we should overcome the temptations of the devil. Hence Augustine says: “Christ allowed Himself to be tempted by the devil, to show us how we will overcome his temptations, not only by His aid but also by His example.”

4. Fourthly, to stir us to trust in His mercy. Hence the Apostle says (Heb 4:15): “For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.”

III, q. XLI, a. 1. (P. D. Mézard, O. P., Meditationes ex Operibus S. Thomae.)

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Title of the work in Latin
MEDULLA S. THOMAE AQUITATIS PER OMNES ANNI LITURGICI DIES DISTRBUITA, SEU MEDITATIONES EX OPERIBUS S. THOMAE DEPROMPTAE

Compilation and arrangement by
FR. Z. MÉZARD O. P.

NOTE
All titles with an asterisk contain material that is no longer attributed to Saint Thomas Aquinas.



4. Saturday After Ash Wednesday: The Grain of Wheat

Saturday After Ash Wednesday

"Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit" (John 12:24)

I. — The grain of wheat is used in two ways: for making bread and for sowing. The above verse pertains to the grain of wheat as seed, not as the substance of bread, because in the latter case, it does not need to fertilize in order to bear fruit. If the grain of wheat does not die, it does not lose its seminal virtue, but it changes in species. "What you sow does not come to life unless it dies" (1 Corinthians 15:36)

Now, just as the Word of God is seed in the soul of man, in the sense that it is introduced by sensible voice to produce the fruit of good works, cf. "The seed is the word of God" (Luke 8:11); so the Word of God, clothed in flesh, is the seed sent to the world to yield a great harvest. For this reason, it is also compared to the mustard seed, as is read in the Scriptures (Matthew 13). Our Lord says: "I came as seed to bear fruit; and thus, truly I say to you, ‘unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone,’ that is, if I do not die, the fruit of the conversion of the peoples will not be produced." It is also compared to the grain of wheat because He came to restore and sustain human lives: indeed, this is primarily what wheat bread does. “The bread strengthens a man’s heart” (Psalm 103:15) and “the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world” (John 6:52).

II. — “but if it dies, it bears much fruit” (John 12:24).

Our Lord alludes here to the usefulness of the Passion, as if He were saying: unless I fall to the ground, humbled, in my Passion, no benefit will follow, for if the grain of wheat does not die, it remains unproductive. But if it dies, that is, if I am punished and killed by the Jews, much fruit will be produced:

1. The fruit of the remission of sins. "The whole fruit will be the expiation of his sin" (Isaiah 27:9). This fruit was produced by the Passion of Christ, cf. “For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God” (1 Peter 3:18).

2. The fruit of the conversion of the Gentiles to God. "It was I who chose you, and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain” (John 15:16). This fruit was produced by the Passion of Christ, cf. “And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself” (John 12:32).

3. The fruit of glory. "The fruit of good works is glorious" (Wisdom 3:15). And, this fruit too was produced by the Passion of Christ, cf. “Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Christ, by a new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, his flesh” (Hebrews 10:19).

In Joan, XII
(P. D. Mézard, O. P., Meditationes ex Operibus S. Thomae.)

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