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“The first shall be last," etc.”
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.
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Sixtus of Siena, O.P., “Annotation XC, The fruition [beatific vision] of the blessed (Matthew 20:16),” in Annotations on the New Testament, English translation, Mind of the Church, https://mindofthechurch.com/works/bibliotheca-sancta-nt/091-annotation-xc-the-fruition-beatific-vision-of-the-blessed-ma/.
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