
Ambrose of Milan
Catena Aurea · Lukasevangelium 1
To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Mark also, in how few words Elisabeth prophesies, in how many Zacharias, and yet each spoke filled with the Holy Spirit; but this discipline is preserved, that women may study rather to learn what are the Divine commands than to teach them.