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when in Rome do as the Romans do. This was St. Ambrose’s advice to St. Augustine when the latter consulted him as to the proper day of the week to fast. He and his mother were con- fused because in Rome Italians fasted on Saturday, whereas in Milan they chose another day, and St. Ambrose said: “When I am in Milan, I do as they do in Milan; but when I go to Rome, I do as Rome does!” |