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Homily XIII.
Chapter I.—Journey to
Laodicea.
Now at break of day Peter
entered, and said:1157
| 1157 [Comp.
Recognitions, vii. 25. Here the narrative is somewhat
fuller in detail.—R.] |
“Clement, and his mother Mattidia, and my wife, must take their
seats immediately on the waggon.” And so they did
straightway. And as we were hastening along the road to
Balanæae, my mother asked me how my father was; and I said:
“My father went in search of you, and of my twin brothers
Faustinus and Faustinianus, and is now nowhere to be found. But I
fancy he must have died long ago, either perishing by shipwreck, or
losing his way,1158
| 1158 Cotelerius
conjectured σφαγέντα for
σφαλέντα—“being
slain on our journey.” | or wasted away
by grief.” When she heard this, she burst into tears, and
groaned through grief; but the joy which she felt at finding me,
mitigated in some degree the painfulness of her recollections.
And so we all went down together to Balanæae. And on the
following day we went to Paltus, and from that to Gabala; and on the
next day we reached Laodicea. And, lo! before the gates of the
city Nicetas and Aquila met us, and embracing us, brought us to our
lodging. Now Peter, seeing that the city was beautiful and great,
said: “It is worth our while to stay here for some days;
for, generally speaking, a populous place is most capable of yielding
us those whom we seek.”1159
| 1159 The first
Epitome explains “those whom we seek” as those who
are worthy to share in Christ or in Christ’s Gospel. | Nicetas and
Aquila asked me who that strange woman was; and I said: “My
mother, whom God, through my lord Peter, has granted me to
recognise.”
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