Homily on the Soul and Body by Pope Alexander I of Alexandria Quotes

“What, then, is man? A flower, I say, but only for a little while. He is a flower that is not apparent in his mother's womb, which flourishes in his youth, but withers in old age and departs in death.”
― Pope Alexander I. of Alexandria, Homily on the Soul and Body by Pope Alexander I of Alexandria

“For what else is old age but the expectation of death?”
― Pope Alexander I. of Alexandria, Homily on the Soul and Body by Pope Alexander I of Alexandria

“Christ suffered that we should live forever.”
― Pope Alexander I. of Alexandria, Homily on the Soul and Body by Pope Alexander I of Alexandria

“Besides, we were not created, like the rest of the world, by word alone, but also by deed. For God made the world to exist by the power of a single word, but us He produced by the power of His word and deed alike. For it was not enough for God to say, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness..." (Genesis 1:26), but rather, His deed followed word; for, taking the dust from the ground, He formed man out of it, conformable to His image and likeness, and into him He breathed the breath of life, so that Adam became a living soul.”
― Pope Alexander I. of Alexandria, Homily on the Soul and Body by Pope Alexander I of Alexandria