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George Haydock's Catholic Commentary

Mark 2:20

Jesus Christ here foretelleth that fasting shall be used in his Church, no less than in the old law, or in the time of John the Baptist. See Matthew ix. 15. --- When first we begin to be converted to God, the spiritual consolations which God infuses into our souls, cause in us an overflowing of spiritual delights, so that we then feast, and are in the midst of delight; but when the Bridegroom shall be taken away, when these spiritual consolations cease, then we fast, and find the commandments difficult. It is then we must prepare ourselves for tribulation. (Ven. Bede)

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  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

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  • Catena Aurea Commentary

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  • Charles Box Commentaries

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  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

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