As
I said before, the Church, having received this preaching and this
faith, although she is disseminated throughout the whole world, yet
guarded it, as if she occupied but one house. She likewise believes
these things just as if she had but one soul and one and the same
heart; and harmoniously she proclaims them and teaches them and hands
them down, as if she possessed but one mouth. For, while the
languages of the world are diverse, nevertheless, the authority of
the tradition is one and the same.
– Saint
Irenaeus of Lyons
Saint
Irenaeus of Lyons' patronage:
Archdiocese of Mobile, Alabama.
