This treatise criticizes Vigilantius's heretical views and actions against traditional Christian practices, emphasizing the importance of venerating relics, saints, and martyr signs, and upholding practices like vigils and prayers.
Jerome defends these customs as rooted in scripture and tradition, condemning Vigilantius’s attacks as misguided, heretical, and rooted in ignorance and malice.
The work also condemns Vigilantius’s disdain for celibacy, relics, and sacred rites, asserting that such practices are vital for genuine faith and spiritual discipline within the Church.
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