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January

2026
  1. 1Basil of CaesareaBook: On the Holy Spirit
  2. 2Gregory of NazianzusBook: Five Theological Orations
  3. 3Quote: Maximus the ConfessorBook: Centuries on Charity
  4. 4Quote: Polycarp of Smyrna
  5. 5Ante-NiceneBook: Against Marcion
  6. 6Quote: Tertullian
  7. 7Quote: Augustine of HippoBook: Confessions
  8. 8Quote: Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  9. 9Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  10. 10Gregory of NyssaBook: Five Theological Orations
  11. 11Quote: Ignatius of Antioch
  12. 12NiceneBook: Ecclesiastical History
  13. 13Hilary of PoitiersBook: On the Incarnation
  14. 14Quote: Tertullian
  15. 15Quote: Ambrose of Milan
  16. 16Quote: Anthony the Great
  17. 17Anthony the GreatBook: Sayings of the Desert Fathers
  18. 18Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  19. 19Post-NiceneBook: Confessions
  20. 20Quote: Benedict of Nursia
  21. 21Maximus the ConfessorBook: Centuries on Charity
  22. 22Quote: Cyprian of CarthageBook: On the Unity of the Catholic Church
  23. 23Quote: Ephrem the Syrian
  24. 24Quote: Gregory of Nazianzus
  25. 25Gregory of NazianzusBook: Five Theological Orations
  26. 26Desert FathersBook: Sayings of the Desert Fathers
  27. 27Quote: Ignatius of Antioch
  28. 28Ephrem the SyrianBook: On the Holy Spirit
  29. 29Quote: Jerome
  30. 30Quote: John Chrysostom
  31. 31Quote: John of Damascus

February

2026
  1. 1Quote: Justin Martyr
  2. 2Apostles
  3. 3Quote: Polycarp of Smyrna
  4. 4Quote: Pope Leo I
  5. 5Quote: Tertullian
  6. 6Quote: Augustine of HippoBook: Confessions
  7. 7Quote: Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  8. 8Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  9. 9Apostolic FathersBook: The Apostolic Fathers
  10. 10Quote: Ignatius of Antioch
  11. 11Quote: Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  12. 12Quote: John Chrysostom
  13. 13Edict of MilanBook: Ecclesiastical History
  14. 14Quote: Ambrose of Milan
  15. 15Quote: Anthony the Great
  16. 16ApologistsBook: First and Second Apologies
  17. 17Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  18. 18Pope Leo IBook: Tome (Letter to Flavian)
  19. 19Quote: Benedict of Nursia
  20. 20Quote: Clement of Alexandria
  21. 21Quote: Cyprian of CarthageBook: On the Unity of the Catholic Church
  22. 22Quote: Ephrem the Syrian
  23. 23Polycarp of SmyrnaBook: The Apostolic Fathers
  24. 24Quote: Gregory of Nyssa
  25. 25Quote: Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  26. 26Quote: Ignatius of Antioch
  27. 27Quote: Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  28. 28Quote: Jerome

March

2026
  1. 1Quote: John Chrysostom
  2. 2NiceneBook: On the Holy Spirit
  3. 3Quote: Justin Martyr
  4. 4Novatian schism in RomeBook: On the Unity of the Catholic Church
  5. 5Quote: Polycarp of Smyrna
  6. 6Quote: Pope Leo I
  7. 7Quote: Tertullian
  8. 8Quote: Augustine of HippoBook: Confessions
  9. 9Post-NiceneBook: On the Unity of Christ
  10. 10Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  11. 11Quote: Benedict of Nursia
  12. 12Pope Gregory I (the Great)Book: On Wealth and Poverty
  13. 13Quote: Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  14. 14Benedict of NursiaBook: The Rule of Saint Benedict
  15. 15Quote: Tertullian
  16. 16Desert FathersBook: Sayings of the Desert Fathers
  17. 17Patrick of IrelandBook: Five Theological Orations
  18. 18Quote: Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  19. 19Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  20. 20Quote: Basil of Caesarea
  21. 21Quote: Benedict of Nursia
  22. 22Quote: Clement of Alexandria
  23. 23Apostles
  24. 24Quote: Ephrem the Syrian
  25. 25Quote: Gregory of Nazianzus
  26. 26Quote: Gregory of Nyssa
  27. 27Quote: Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  28. 28Quote: Ignatius of Antioch
  29. 29Quote: Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  30. 30Apostolic FathersBook: The Apostolic Fathers
  31. 31Quote: John Chrysostom

April

2026
  1. 1Quote: John of Damascus
  2. 2Quote: Justin Martyr
  3. 3Quote: Maximus the ConfessorBook: Centuries on Charity
  4. 4Isidore of SevilleBook: On Wealth and Poverty
  5. 5Quote: Pope Leo I
  6. 6ApologistsBook: Against Heresies
  7. 7Quote: Augustine of HippoBook: Confessions
  8. 8Quote: Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  9. 9Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  10. 10Quote: Benedict of Nursia
  11. 11Quote: Ignatius of Antioch
  12. 12Quote: Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  13. 13Ante-NiceneBook: Against Heresies
  14. 14Quote: Tertullian
  15. 15Donatist schism opens in AfricaBook: On the Unity of the Catholic Church
  16. 16Quote: Anthony the Great
  17. 17Quote: Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  18. 18Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  19. 19Quote: Basil of Caesarea
  20. 20NiceneBook: Five Theological Orations
  21. 21Quote: Clement of Alexandria
  22. 22Quote: Cyprian of CarthageBook: On the Unity of the Catholic Church
  23. 23Quote: Ephrem the Syrian
  24. 24Quote: Gregory of Nazianzus
  25. 25Mark the EvangelistBook: The Apostolic Fathers
  26. 26Quote: Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  27. 27Post-NiceneBook: Tome (Letter to Flavian)
  28. 28Quote: Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  29. 29Quote: Jerome
  30. 30James, son of Zebedee

May

2026
  1. 1Pelagius condemned at CarthageBook: Enchiridion
  2. 2Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  3. 3James the JustBook: The Apostolic Fathers
  4. 4Desert FathersBook: Sayings of the Desert Fathers
  5. 5Second Council of ConstantinopleBook: On First Principles (De Principiis)
  6. 6Quote: Tertullian
  7. 7Quote: Augustine of HippoBook: Confessions
  8. 8John the Apostle
  9. 9Pachomius the GreatBook: Sayings of the Desert Fathers
  10. 10Quote: Benedict of Nursia
  11. 11Apostles
  12. 12Quote: Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  13. 13Quote: John Chrysostom
  14. 14Quote: Tertullian
  15. 15Pachomius the GreatBook: Sayings of the Desert Fathers
  16. 16Quote: Anthony the Great
  17. 17Quote: Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  18. 18Apostolic FathersBook: The Apostolic Fathers
  19. 19Quote: Basil of Caesarea
  20. 20Quote: Benedict of Nursia
  21. 21Constantine the GreatBook: Five Theological Orations
  22. 22Quote: Cyprian of CarthageBook: On the Unity of the Catholic Church
  23. 23Quote: Ephrem the Syrian
  24. 24Quote: Gregory of Nazianzus
  25. 25Bede the VenerableBook: Ecclesiastical History of the English People
  26. 26Quote: Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  27. 27Bede the VenerableBook: Ecclesiastical History of the English People
  28. 28Quote: Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  29. 29Quote: Jerome
  30. 30Quote: John Chrysostom
  31. 31Quote: John of Damascus

June

2026
  1. 1Justin MartyrBook: First and Second Apologies
  2. 2Three Chapters controversyBook: Tome (Letter to Flavian)
  3. 3Quote: Polycarp of Smyrna
  4. 4Quote: Pope Leo I
  5. 5Quote: Tertullian
  6. 6Quote: Augustine of HippoBook: Confessions
  7. 7Quote: Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  8. 8NiceneBook: On the Incarnation
  9. 9Ephrem the SyrianBook: On the Holy Spirit
  10. 10Quote: Ignatius of Antioch
  11. 11Quote: Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  12. 12Quote: John Chrysostom
  13. 13Quote: Tertullian
  14. 14Quote: Ambrose of Milan
  15. 15JeromeBook: On the Incarnation
  16. 16Quote: Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  17. 17Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  18. 18Quote: Basil of Caesarea
  19. 19First Council of NicaeaBook: Ecclesiastical History
  20. 20Quote: Clement of Alexandria
  21. 21Eusebius of CaesareaBook: Ecclesiastical History
  22. 22Council of EphesusBook: On the Unity of Christ
  23. 23Quote: Gregory of Nazianzus
  24. 24Quote: Gregory of Nyssa
  25. 25Quote: Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  26. 26Quote: Ignatius of Antioch
  27. 27Cyril of AlexandriaBook: On the Unity of Christ
  28. 28Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  29. 29Peter
  30. 30Quote: John of Damascus

July

2026
  1. 1Quote: Justin Martyr
  2. 2Quote: Maximus the ConfessorBook: Centuries on Charity
  3. 3Second Council of OrangeBook: Enchiridion
  4. 4Quote: Pope Leo I
  5. 5Quote: Tertullian
  6. 6Apostolic FathersBook: The Apostolic Fathers
  7. 7Quote: Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  8. 8Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  9. 9First Council of ConstantinopleBook: Five Theological Orations
  10. 10Quote: Ignatius of Antioch
  11. 11Benedict of NursiaBook: The Rule of Saint Benedict
  12. 12Quote: John Chrysostom
  13. 13ApologistsBook: Against Heresies
  14. 14Quote: Ambrose of Milan
  15. 15Quote: Anthony the Great
  16. 16Quote: Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  17. 17Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  18. 18Quote: Basil of Caesarea
  19. 19Macrina the YoungerBook: On the Incarnation
  20. 20Ante-NiceneBook: Against Marcion
  21. 21Quote: Cyprian of CarthageBook: On the Unity of the Catholic Church
  22. 22Mary Magdalene
  23. 23John CassianBook: Ecclesiastical History
  24. 24Quote: Gregory of Nyssa
  25. 25James, son of Zebedee
  26. 26Quote: Ignatius of Antioch
  27. 27NiceneBook: Ecclesiastical History
  28. 28Acacian Schism beginsBook: Tome (Letter to Flavian)
  29. 29Quote: John Chrysostom
  30. 30Quote: John of Damascus
  31. 31Quote: Justin Martyr

August

2026
  1. 1Quote: Maximus the ConfessorBook: Centuries on Charity
  2. 2Quote: Polycarp of Smyrna
  3. 3Post-NiceneBook: Enchiridion
  4. 4Quote: Tertullian
  5. 5Quote: Augustine of HippoBook: Confessions
  6. 6Quote: Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  7. 7Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  8. 8Quote: Benedict of Nursia
  9. 9Quote: Ignatius of Antioch
  10. 10Desert FathersBook: Sayings of the Desert Fathers
  11. 11Quote: John Chrysostom
  12. 12Quote: Tertullian
  13. 13Hippolytus of RomeBook: Against Heresies
  14. 14Quote: Anthony the Great
  15. 15Mary, mother of Jesus
  16. 16Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  17. 17Apostles
  18. 18Quote: Benedict of Nursia
  19. 19Quote: Clement of Alexandria
  20. 20Quote: Cyprian of CarthageBook: On the Unity of the Catholic Church
  21. 21Quote: Ephrem the Syrian
  22. 22Quote: Gregory of Nazianzus
  23. 23Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  24. 24Sack of Rome by AlaricBook: City of God
  25. 25Quote: Ignatius of Antioch
  26. 26Quote: Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  27. 27Quote: Jerome
  28. 28Augustine of HippoBook: City of God
  29. 29Quote: John of Damascus
  30. 30Quote: Justin Martyr
  31. 31Cyprian of CarthageBook: On the Unity of the Catholic Church

September

2026
  1. 1Quote: Polycarp of Smyrna
  2. 2Quote: Pope Leo I
  3. 3Pope Gregory I (the Great)Book: Enchiridion
  4. 4Quote: Augustine of HippoBook: Confessions
  5. 5Quote: Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  6. 6Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  7. 7Ante-NiceneBook: On the Unity of the Catholic Church
  8. 8Quote: Ignatius of Antioch
  9. 9Quote: Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  10. 10Quote: John Chrysostom
  11. 11Quote: Tertullian
  12. 12Quote: Ambrose of Milan
  13. 13John ChrysostomBook: On Wealth and Poverty
  14. 14NiceneBook: On the Holy Spirit
  15. 15Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  16. 16Cyprian of CarthageBook: On the Unity of the Catholic Church
  17. 17Quote: Benedict of Nursia
  18. 18Quote: Clement of Alexandria
  19. 19Quote: Cyprian of CarthageBook: On the Unity of the Catholic Church
  20. 20Quote: Ephrem the Syrian
  21. 21Matthew the Apostle
  22. 22Quote: Gregory of Nyssa
  23. 23Quote: Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  24. 24Second Council of NicaeaBook: Three Treatises on the Divine Images
  25. 25Synod of WhitbyBook: Ecclesiastical History of the English People
  26. 26Quote: Jerome
  27. 27Quote: John Chrysostom
  28. 28Desert FathersBook: Sayings of the Desert Fathers
  29. 29Quote: Justin Martyr
  30. 30JeromeBook: Five Theological Orations

October

2026
  1. 1Quote: Polycarp of Smyrna
  2. 2Quote: Pope Leo I
  3. 3Quote: Tertullian
  4. 4Quote: Augustine of HippoBook: Confessions
  5. 5Apostles
  6. 6Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  7. 7Quote: Benedict of Nursia
  8. 8Council of ChalcedonBook: Tome (Letter to Flavian)
  9. 9Pseudo-Dionysius the AreopagiteBook: Confessions
  10. 10Quote: John Chrysostom
  11. 11Quote: Tertullian
  12. 12Martin of ToursBook: Ecclesiastical History
  13. 13Quote: Anthony the Great
  14. 14Quote: Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  15. 15Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  16. 16Quote: Basil of Caesarea
  17. 17Ignatius of AntiochBook: The Apostolic Fathers
  18. 18Luke the EvangelistBook: The Apostolic Fathers
  19. 19ApologistsBook: Against Heresies
  20. 20Quote: Ephrem the Syrian
  21. 21Quote: Gregory of Nazianzus
  22. 22Quote: Gregory of Nyssa
  23. 23BoethiusBook: On Wealth and Poverty
  24. 24Quote: Ignatius of Antioch
  25. 25Quote: Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  26. 26Ante-NiceneBook: Against Heresies
  27. 27Quote: John Chrysostom
  28. 28Quote: John of Damascus
  29. 29Quote: Justin Martyr
  30. 30Quote: Maximus the ConfessorBook: Centuries on Charity
  31. 31Quote: Polycarp of Smyrna

November

2026
  1. 1Quote: Pope Leo I
  2. 2NiceneBook: Five Theological Orations
  3. 3Quote: Augustine of HippoBook: Confessions
  4. 4Quote: Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  5. 5Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  6. 6Quote: Benedict of Nursia
  7. 7Third Council of ConstantinopleBook: Centuries on Charity
  8. 8Quote: Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  9. 9Post-NiceneBook: Confessions
  10. 10Pope Leo IBook: Tome (Letter to Flavian)
  11. 11Martin of ToursBook: Five Theological Orations
  12. 12Quote: Anthony the Great
  13. 13John ChrysostomBook: On Wealth and Poverty
  14. 14Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  15. 15Quote: Basil of Caesarea
  16. 16Matthew the Apostle
  17. 17Quote: Clement of Alexandria
  18. 18Quote: Cyprian of CarthageBook: On the Unity of the Catholic Church
  19. 19Quote: Ephrem the Syrian
  20. 20Quote: Gregory of Nazianzus
  21. 21Quote: Gregory of Nyssa
  22. 22Quote: Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  23. 23Clement of RomeBook: The Apostolic Fathers
  24. 24Quote: Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  25. 25Clement of RomeBook: The Apostolic Fathers
  26. 26Quote: John Chrysostom
  27. 27Quote: John of Damascus
  28. 28Quote: Justin Martyr
  29. 29Quote: Maximus the ConfessorBook: Centuries on Charity
  30. 30Andrew

December

2026
  1. 1Quote: Pope Leo I
  2. 2Quote: Tertullian
  3. 3Quote: Augustine of HippoBook: Confessions
  4. 4Clement of AlexandriaBook: Against Heresies
  5. 5Quote: Augustine of Hippo
  6. 6Quote: Benedict of Nursia
  7. 7Ambrose of MilanBook: On the Holy Spirit
  8. 8Quote: Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  9. 9Quote: John Chrysostom
  10. 10Quote: Tertullian
  11. 11Quote: Ambrose of Milan
  12. 12Quote: Anthony the Great
  13. 13Quote: Athanasius of AlexandriaBook: On the Incarnation
  14. 14Ante-NiceneBook: On First Principles (De Principiis)
  15. 15Quote: Basil of Caesarea
  16. 16Quote: Benedict of Nursia
  17. 17Quote: Clement of Alexandria
  18. 18Quote: Cyprian of CarthageBook: On the Unity of the Catholic Church
  19. 19Quote: Ephrem the Syrian
  20. 20Ignatius of AntiochBook: The Apostolic Fathers
  21. 21NiceneBook: On the Incarnation
  22. 22Quote: Pope Gregory I (the Great)
  23. 23Quote: Ignatius of Antioch
  24. 24Quote: Irenaeus of LyonsBook: Against Heresies
  25. 25Jesus of Nazareth
  26. 26Quote: John Chrysostom
  27. 27John the Apostle
  28. 28Post-NiceneBook: On the Unity of Christ
  29. 29Quote: Maximus the ConfessorBook: Centuries on Charity
  30. 30Quote: Polycarp of Smyrna
  31. 31Quote: Pope Leo I

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