Volume 7 · Chapter 451 · Pp. 135-142

Sermon, in the village close to Hippo, on the duties of husbands and wives and their children.

Chapter 451 recounts a sermon delivered by Jesus in a village near Hippo, focusing on the moral and spiritual duties of husbands, wives, and their children. The chapter sets the scene with the villagers deeply moved by recent miracles and eager to absorb Jesus' teachings. The sermon emphasizes purity of spirit, faith, hope, and charity as foundational virtues for family life and personal holiness. It reflects on the importance of living according to God's law and maintaining grace in both this life and the next.

Themes: Family Duties, Purity of Spirit, Faith and Hope, Charity, Obedience to God, Grace