For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his office let another take.
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Bede
AD 735
Indeed these verses are clear and plainly set forth by the blessed Peter's interpretation. On the one hand Judas received a deserved penalty for his double-dealing, on the otherhand, by St. Matthias's acceptance of the place of Judas's ministry and apostolate, the most sacred fullness of apostolic perfection was restored.
