Resultados25 letters/passages
leo_great · c. 447 · score 0.02
For this reason, we pray your clemency to oppose such disturbances with the Truth, and to order the Faith of the Catholic religion to be preserved without stain. We ask that, in accordance with the standard and decision of the Apostolic See — which we likewise revere as preeminent — Flavian may remain completely unharm …
gregory_great · c. 590 · score 0.02
And yet even this is not enough; but something besides is said to be exacted according to a custom of many years. This practice we altogether detest, and desire it to be utterly extirpated from the patrimony. But, whether in this or in other minute imposts, let your Experience consider what is paid too much per pound, …
leo_great · c. 453 · score 0.02
… t the things of God to the calculations of the world. Constantinople may be the imperial residence, but that does not give its bishop authority over the ancient apostolic foundations. Ambition is not a ground for privilege, and what the Council of Nicaea established, no later assembly may lawfully amend. I urge your cl …
gregory_great · c. 596 · score 0.02
These things having been ordained and granted by us, study in the governing of your community to show yourself so earnest and attentive in all respects that the malice of the evil one may find nothing there that can be corrupted. All these provisions, set out in this document of injunctions, we decree to be observed, u …
gregory_great · c. 603 · score 0.02
… rejoicing, we who are glad that the kindness of Your Piety has ascended to the imperial throne. "Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad" (Psalm 96:11). Let the whole people of the republic, so long and so grievously afflicted, grow cheerful at your generous deeds. Let the proud minds of enemies be brought …
leo_great · c. 453 · score 0.02
Leo, Bishop of Rome, to the Emperor Marcian Augustus, by the hand of Lucian the bishop and Basil the deacon. I. He congratulates the Emperor on his role in the triumph of the Catholic faith By the great bounty of God's mercy the joys of the whole Catholic Church have been multiplied, now that through your clemency's ho …
gregory_great · c. 603 · score 0.01
… urdens of long duration have been lifted from our necks, and the gentle yoke of imperial authority has returned, one that subjects are glad to bear. Let glory be given to the Creator of all by the choirs of angels on high. Let thanksgiving be offered by men on earth. For the whole republic, which has endured so many wo …
gregory_great · c. 603 · score 0.01
… e yoke of sorrow has been lifted and we have come to times of freedom under the imperial authority of Your Benign Piety. That Your Serenity has not found a deacon of the Apostolic See resident at the court according to ancient custom is not due to any negligence on my part, but to the most pressing necessity. While all …
leo_great · c. 460 · score 0.01
Leo, Bishop of Rome, to Leo Augustus. I. He sends envoys but urges against any fresh discussion of the faith Rejoicing that it has been demonstrated to me by many clear proofs how earnestly you safeguard the interests of the universal Church, I have not delayed in obeying your Majesty's instructions at the first opport …
leo_great · c. 460 · score 0.01
They have already been heard. They have already been answered. They have already been condemned. There is nothing left to discuss with them. If your Majesty permits the faith to be debated again, the heretics will interpret this not as an exercise of fairness but as an admission that the Council's definition was uncert …
gregory_great · c. 590 · score 0.01
I want you to correct whatever has been done in this way without delay. Slaves taken into church possession without trial should be returned before any trial, so that if the Church has a legitimate claim, the current possessors may then be dispossessed through proper legal proceedings. Correct all this permanently. You …
leo_great · c. 452 · score 0.01
Leo, Bishop of Rome, to Pulcheria Augusta, by the hand of the magistrian Theoctistus. I. He informs the Empress that he has recognized the Council she ordered and has sent representatives with letters Your clemency's unfailing devotion to the Catholic faith I recognize in everything, and I give thanks to God for seeing …
leo_great · c. 460 · score 0.01
Leo, Bishop of Rome, to Leo Augustus, by the hand of Philoxenus, agens in rebus. I. The decrees of Chalcedon and Nicaea are identical and final My mind exults with great joy in the Lord, and I have abundant cause for thanksgiving, now that I perceive your clemency's most excellent faith being enlarged in all things by …
gregory_great · c. 594 · score 0.01
If the captivity of my land were not growing worse by the day, I would gladly pass over in silence the contempt and ridicule directed at me. But what afflicts me deeply is that my being branded a liar means Italy is dragged further under the Lombard yoke daily. While my reports go unbelieved, the enemy's strength grows …
innocent_i · c. 413 · score 0.01
The authority of this apostolic see, established by the will of God through the blessed apostle Peter, extends its care over all the churches throughout the world, and therefore when questions arise that affect the discipline of the Church and the salvation of souls, it is right that they be referred to this see for re …
leo_great · c. 453 · score 0.01
The first and greatest blemish upon that discipline is pride -- "the beginning of all transgression and the origin of sin" (Sirach 10:13). For the mind that is greedy for power knows how neither to forbear nor to govern, and whatever it lacks the ability to claim openly, it seeks to obtain by intrigue. II. The 28th can …
gelasius_i · c. 496 · score 0.01
Among the decretals of the apostolic see which we commend to the attention of all the churches, the following are of particular importance: the letters of blessed Clement, the letters of blessed Anacletus, the letters of blessed Evaristus, and those of all the subsequent bishops of Rome who have spoken on matters of fa …
leo_great · c. 441 · score 0.01
He considers himself subject to no law, bound by no ordinance of God, and in his eagerness for novelty, departs from your practice and ours, adopting unlawful measures and letting what he ought to preserve fall into disuse. II. Hilary is disturbing the peace of the Church by his insubordination But with the approval, a …
leo_great · c. 441 · score 0.01
He claims for himself the right to ordain bishops throughout all the provinces of Gaul and seizes the dignity that belongs to metropolitan bishops. He even diminishes the reverence owed to the blessed Peter himself with his proud assertions, for while the power of binding and loosing was given to Peter before all other …
gregory_great · c. 594 · score 0.01
Was it not the case -- as you well know -- that the prelates of this Apostolic See, which by God's providence I now serve, were offered the title of "universal" by the venerable Council of Chalcedon? Yet not one of them ever accepted it or claimed this ill-advised name, lest by seizing the glory of singularity by virtu …
gregory_great · c. 596 · score 0.01
Gregory to the Emperor Maurice. Almighty God, who has made your Piety the guardian of the Church's peace, preserves you by means of the very faith which you preserve through unity among priests; and when you humbly submit your heart to the yoke of heavenly loving-kindness, it comes about through heavenly grace that you …
gregory_great · c. 590 · score 0.01
But lest also the leases [i.e. by the Church to the farmers] be adjusted according to the sum of the payments due. We desire you to receive no more from the estates of the Church on account of the store-houses and stores beyond what is customary; but let your own stores which we have ordered to be procured be procured …
leo_great · c. 453 · score 0.01
We therefore urge that the ringleaders of these disturbances be removed from the vicinity where they can do further harm. Their influence must be broken, and the faithful must be reassured that the Catholic truth, confirmed by the Council and by the authority of the Apostolic See, stands firm against all assaults. Let …
leo_great · c. 446 · score 0.01
From Theodoret, Bishop of Cyrrhus, to Leo, Bishop of Rome. I. If Paul appealed to Peter, how much more must ordinary believers have recourse to his successor To Leo, Bishop of Rome: If Paul, the herald of the truth and trumpet of the Holy Spirit, had recourse to the great Peter in order to obtain a ruling for the faith …
gregory_great · c. 596 · score 0.01
Gregory to Respecta, Abbess of Marseilles in Gaul. The desire expressed in a devout petition ought to be fulfilled by a matching result, so that the benefit asked for may be validly obtained and sincere devotion may shine forth with deserved praise. Accordingly, for the monastery consecrated to the honor of Saint Cassi …