Bringing In

Introducite me in domum vini... Foris stetit sponsus, et ab sponsa susceptus est. In medio quippe uberum illius requievit. Proximae juvenculae non sunt istiusmodi ut sponsum hospitem habere mereantur. Multitudini foris in parabolis loquitur. Quam vereor ne multae adolescentulae forte non simus. Introducite me in domum vini. Cur tam diu foris maneo? Ecce sto ante ostium et pulso. Si quis mihi aperueit, ingrediar ad eum, et coenabo cum eo, it ipse mecum. Introducite me. Et nunc eadam dicit sermon divinus, ecce Christus loquitur, introducite me. Vobis quoque catechumenis loquitor: Introducite me. Introducite, non simpliciter in domum, sed in domum vini, impleatur vino laetitiae, vino Spiritus sancti anima vestra, et sic introducite in domum vestram sponsum, verbum, sapientiam, veritatem. Potest autem et ad eos dici qui nondum perfecti sunt: Introducite me in domum vini. Origenes, In Canticum Canticorum Homilia II, Interprete Divo Hieronymo Source: Migne PG 13.53a-b

Bring me into the house of wine... 1 The groom stood outside and was taken in by the bride. In the midst of her bosom he rested. The young maidens near by did not merit to have the groom as a guest like this. In parables he speaks to the multitude outside. 2 How I fear lest many of us might be as the young maidens. 'Bring me into the house of wine,' Why do I wait for so long outside? 'Behold I stand at the door and knock. If someone shall open to me, I shall enter into him and I shall dine with him and he with me.' 3 And now the Divine one speaks the same speech, behold Christ speaks, 'Bring me in...' He also speaks to you catechumens, 'Bring me,' not simply into the house, but 'into the house of wine,' let your soul be filled with the wine of joy, with the wine of the Holy Spirit, and so bring the groom into your house, the Word, Wisdom, Truth. For it may be said to those not yet perfect, 'Bring me into the house of wine.' Origen, Commentary On The Song of Songs, from Homily 2, translated by Saint Jerome 1 Song 2.4 Septuagint 2 Mt 13.34 3 Apoc 3.20