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St. Martin and St. Ambrose
No earthly dignity can compare with that of Christ’s priesthood. While the holy bishop, St. Martin was dining with the Emperor Maximus, the latter, out of respect for his saintly guest, passed him the royal cup untasted and the good bishop, to assert the dignity of his office, not only accepted the honor himself, but handed the cup to a humble priest, his secretary, as next in order of precedence.
St. Ambrose, too, when the Emperor Theodosius would have seated himself in the sanctuary exclaimed: “Emperor, go forth and take thy place among the laity, for though thine ermine makes thee an emperor, in does not make thee a priest.”
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