Note 510 — Chapter II · THE SAINTS’ DAYS
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Proclus, Oratio III., c. 2. When we find in collections of sermons (e.g. Combefis, Bibl. Conc.), some by the Fathers, such as Origen, St Ambrose, St Athanasius, etc., ascribed to the feasts of our Lady, we must not jump to the conclusion that these feasts were observed at the period when the authors of these sermons lived. These reputed sermons are only homilies on texts which suit the feast in question, and on this account have been inserted into the collection.