Fr. Alban Butler on Pope St. Melchiades: “This holy pope saw a door opened by the peace of the church to the conversion of many, and he rejoiced at the triumph of the cross of Christ. But with worldly prosperity a worldly spirit too often broke into the sanctuary itself; insomuch that the zealous pastor had sometimes reason to complain, with Isaiah, ‘Thou hast multiplied the nation, and hast not increased my joy.’” (“Lives of the Saints” December 10, St. Melchiades, Pope)