What do the Church Fathers say about the six days of creation?

In his homilies on the Hexaemeron (i.e., the six days of creation), St. Basil explains that the role of the Church is not to investigate the nature of things and creatures, but rather to study its function and benefit. St. Augustine declares, “It is much to you to understand how He created them since He created yourself so, that you may first be a servant obeying, and afterward perhaps a friend understanding.”¹¹⁴²

1142 St. Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Book of Psalms 102.29 (NPNF I/8:502).