St Clement of Rome

Today is the feast of St Clement of Rome. Here are some of his words of advice to us:

How blessed and marvelous are the gifts of God, dear friends! Life in immortality, splendour in righteuosness, truth with boldness, faith with confidence, self-control with holiness! And all these things fall with our comprehension. What, then, are the things being prepared for those who patiently wait for Him? The Creator and Father of the ages, the all-holy One Himself, knows their number and their beauty. Let us therefore make every effort to be found in the number of those who patiently wait for Him, so we may share His promised gifts.  (I Clement 35:1-4 [Lightfoot translation])