And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.
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Cyril of Alexandria
AD 444
He found humanity reduced to the level of the beasts. Therefore he is placed like feed in a manger, that we, having left behind our carnal desires, might rise up to that degree of intelligence which befits human nature. Whereas we were brutish in soul, by now approaching the manger, yes, his table, we find no longer feed, but the bread from heaven, which is the body of life. Commentary on Luke, Homily
