Resultados25 letters/passages
leo_great · c. 461 · score 0.02
Endure with patience what you cannot change, and trust that the same Lord who gave you the charge will give you the strength to bear it. III. Replies to his canonical questions To the specific questions you have raised, we respond as follows: Concerning those who, under threat of torture or death during barbarian invas …
leo_great · c. 445 · score 0.02
In my sincere desire -- shared by the bishops who are with me -- that you, most Christian and revered emperor, should above all things please God, to whom the prayers of the whole Church are poured out in one voice for your reign, I offer you this counsel. I fear that if we keep silent on so great a matter, we shall fa …
leo_great · c. 460 · score 0.02
Leo, the bishop, to Neo, bishop of Ravenna — greeting. I. Those taken captive in infancy who cannot remember or bring witnesses of their baptism must not be denied this sacrament. We have indeed frequently, with the Spirit of God guiding us, strengthened the brethren's hearts when they were wavering on the slippery gro …
leo_great · c. 445 · score 0.02
To Ravennius, Bishop of Arles. He asks him to deal with the imposture of a certain Petronianus. Leo the Pope to his beloved brother Ravennius. We want you to be watchful and careful so that no blameworthy presumption leads to unwarranted claims — for once such a thing finds an opening through cunning stealth, it grows …
leo_great · c. 441 · score 0.02
We cannot properly govern those entrusted to us unless we pursue with the zeal of faith those who are both destroyers and themselves destroyed, cutting them off from contact with sound minds with all the severity we can bring to bear, lest this pestilence spread further. I urge you, beloved -- I implore and warn you -- …
leo_great · c. 460 · score 0.02
Nevertheless, the first marriage retains its validity, and when the first husband returns, the woman must go back to him. The children born of the second union are not to be considered illegitimate, for they were born in a marriage contracted in good faith. III. On men who were weakened in faith during captivity If any …
leo_great · c. 447 · score 0.01
From Galla Placidia Augusta [mother of Emperor Valentinian III, and effective ruler of the Western Roman Empire] to Theodosius [Emperor Theodosius II of the Eastern Empire]. To the Lord Theodosius, Conqueror and Emperor, her ever august son — Galla Placidia, most pious and prosperous, perpetual Augusta and mother. When …
leo_great · c. 441 · score 0.01
Leo to all the bishops set over the provinces of Italy: greetings. We summon you to share in our concern, so that with the diligence of shepherds you may guard your flocks more carefully and permit no devilish scheme to succeed. The plague that, by the Lord's revealing mercy, we are driving from our own flock through v …
leo_great · c. 453 · score 0.01
Leo, Bishop of Rome, to Julian, Bishop of Cos. I. He laments the recent violence in Palestine The information you provide, brother, about the riotous actions of the false monks is grave and deeply lamentable. These disturbances are the direct result of the war that the wicked Eutyches, through the madness of his deceiv …
leo_great · c. 440 · score 0.01
The only interest worth seeking is what comes from mercy shown here on earth — knowing the Lord will restore a thousandfold what endures forever. On compliance This directive makes clear: if any of our brothers attempts to contravene these rules and dares to do what is forbidden, he must know that he is liable to depos …
leo_great · c. 442 · score 0.01
Forbidding the sale of church property except for the advantage of the church. Leo, the pope, to all the bishops of Sicily. The occasion of specific complaints calls for our attention as those who bear care for all the churches, so that we should issue a permanent decree preventing all bishops from adopting as standard …
leo_great · c. 443 · score 0.01
For both the moderation of the Church and the devout faith of our most godly Emperor require us to show great concern for the peace of Christendom — so that disagreements may be resolved, the Catholic Faith kept intact, and those whose faith has been proven may be strengthened by our authority, once those who hold wron …
leo_great · c. 460 · score 0.01
Leo, Bishop of Rome, to Nicetas, Bishop of Aquileia: greetings. I. Introduction My son Adeodatus, deacon of our See, on his return has delivered your request, beloved, to receive from us the guidance of the Apostolic See on matters that seem difficult to resolve but for which we must make provision in light of the nece …
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. 459 · score 0.01
You have One who knows your struggles and has prepared the rewards of recompense. Let no one shrink from this labor, whose reward is to reign and live forever. Let all who fight stand firm with their eyes fixed on the heavenly Jerusalem. In the hope of that reward, they need not fear the battlefield or the enemy's assa …
leo_great · c. 455 · score 0.01
This faith is no novelty; it is the ancient apostolic teaching, received from the Fathers, tested by the Councils, and confirmed by the authority of the blessed Peter through his See. Let the memory of Nestorius and Eutyches serve as a warning to all who would tamper with the mystery of the Incarnation. The Son of God …
leo_great · c. 445 · score 0.01
Leo, Bishop of Rome, and the holy synod assembled in the City of Rome: to Pulcheria Augusta. I. He sends a copy of a former letter that failed to reach her If the letters we dispatched to your Grace concerning the faith, entrusted to our clergy, had reached you, you would certainly have been able -- with the Lord's hel …
leo_great · c. 443 · score 0.01
The first letter from Flavian, Bishop of Constantinople, to Pope Leo. I. The devil's scheming has led Eutyches astray To the most holy and God-loving father and fellow bishop Leo: Flavian sends greetings in the Lord. Nothing can restrain the devil's wickedness -- that restless evil, full of deadly poison (James 3:8). " …
leo_great · c. 441 · score 0.01
This is contrary to the canons and the tradition of the Fathers — and it must stop. The same rule applies to all sacred orders without exception: after a proper interval, a man being ordained priest or deacon must have advanced through all the lower clerical ranks in sequence, so that he has time to learn what he will …
leo_great · c. 445 · score 0.01
Leo, Bishop of Rome, and the holy synod assembled at Rome: to Theodosius Augustus. I. He exposes the unscrupulous nature of the proceedings at Ephesus From your clemency's letter, written out of love for the Catholic faith and addressed some time ago to the see of the blessed Apostle Peter, we drew such confidence in y …
leo_great · c. 445 · score 0.01
Some were excluded; others, at Bishop Dioscorus's demand, surrendered themselves to an unrighteous subscription, knowing they would suffer harm if they refused. The resolution he forced through was of such a nature that by attacking one man he vented his fury on the entire Church. Our delegates from the Apostolic See f …
leo_great · c. 442 · score 0.01
This fatalism destroys free will and makes God the author of sin. The Catholic faith affirms that while God governs all things by His providence, He has endowed humanity with free will, and each person bears responsibility for his own choices. No star compels a man to sin, and no celestial configuration excuses wickedn …
leo_great · c. 448 · score 0.01
To his dearly beloved brother Ravennius, Bishop of Arles — Leo the pope. We have kept our sons Petronius the presbyter and Regulus the deacon in Rome for an extended time, both because they merited this through our regard for them, and because the needs of the Faith — which is now under attack from the errors of certai …
leo_great · c. 460 · score 0.01
Baptism performed by heretics must not be invalidated by a second baptism. But if it is established that a person has been baptized by heretics, the sacrament of regeneration must in no way be repeated. Only what was lacking before should be conferred — that is, the person should receive the power of the Holy Spirit th …
leo_great · c. 443 · score 0.01
Accordingly, he was deposed by the synod and stripped of all priestly dignity for his estrangement from the true faith, as the acts of the synod, which we have sent to Your Holiness, will make clear. We have written this account so that what has been done here may be known to Your Holiness, and so that, since this matt …