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Basil the Great
Catena Aurea · Lukasevangelium 1
Lk 1, 49English original
For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name.
(in Ps. 33.) But holy is the name of God called, not because in its letters it contains any significant power, but because in whatever way we look at God we distinguish his purity and holiness.