Annotation XC

”The first shall be last,” etc. — Matthew 20:16

The fruition [beatific vision] of the blessed.

The author of the Opus imperfectum, at the end of homily 34, seems to hint that the souls of the saints do not yet enjoy the vision of divine felicity, speaking thus: “Or [is it] for this [reason that] he says the first shall be last,” etc. See below, Annotation 345.