Resultados25 letters/passages
gregory_great · c. 595 · score 0.02
… dvised connivance that neither is the fear of God maintained there, nor are the imperial commands carried out. They add that in the aforesaid province, through the bribes of the Donatists, the Catholic faith is being openly sold. The distinguished Gennadius, on the other hand, has in turn lodged a complaint against one …
gregory_great · c. 594 · score 0.02
Gregory to the Emperor Mauricius. The generosity of my Lords, which has always mercifully sustained your servants, has shone forth here in so generous a supply that the needs of all who are weak and suffering have been relieved by your bounty. For this we all pray with tears to Almighty God -- who moved your Clemency t …
gregory_great · c. 590 · score 0.02
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 …
gregory_great · c. 591 · score 0.02
The value of the farmland produce matters little to me if fraud is mixed in. If it comes to my knowledge that you are lax about this, you will be held responsible. Furthermore, I have learned that the Jews in Catania have been complaining that they were expelled by force from the site of their synagogue, which they had …
gregory_great · c. 594 · score 0.02
Gregory to Vincomalus, Guardian. For the benefit of the Church, it is our will and decision that -- provided you are not bound by any obligation of public service, have not been a cleric of any other city, and face no canonical objection -- you shall assume the office of Guardian of the Church. In this role you are to …
gregory_great · c. 594 · score 0.02
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. 590 · score 0.01
One more thing: I've urged our gracious lords [the Emperor and Empress] as forcefully as I can to allow you to come here to Rome — to the threshold of Peter, prince of the apostles — with your full dignity restored, and to live with me for as long as God wills. For however long I am given to be near you, we could ease …
gregory_great · c. 590 · score 0.01
Give this matter your close attention, because if there is any shortfall in what is delivered, it will mean the death not of one person alone, but of the entire populace. As for the management of the Church patrimony in Sicily, I have sent -- under God guidance, I believe -- a man you will find yourself in complete agr …
boniface · c. 726 · score 0.01
If they obey, they will save their souls, and you, on your side, will attain your reward. Do not refuse to eat and speak with them at the same table. It often happens that where correction fails to bring men to an acknowledgment of the truth, the constant and gentle persuasion of their table companions leads them back …
gregory_great · c. 601 · score 0.01
Gregory to Vitus. If you are bound by no obligation or liability of bodily service, and have not been a cleric of any other city, and if there is no canonical impediment in your case, then it is my will and decision, for the benefit of the Church, that you receive the office of Guardian of the Church. You are to carry …
boniface · c. 743 · score 0.01
Be assured that you have a special place in our affections and that it would give us great pleasure to have you always by our side as a minister of God in charge of the churches of Christ. Finally, beloved brother, take strength in God. Persevere manfully in the work to which God'. in His mercy, has called you; for the …
gregory_great · c. 594 · score 0.01
Guard against the wicked suggestions of evil men. Flee from every instigation to give offense. Offenses must come, to be sure, but woe to the one through whom they come. Because of this abominable title of pride, the Church is torn apart and the hearts of all the brothers are provoked to offense. Has it escaped your me …
gregory_great · c. 591 · score 0.01
Book II, Letter 33 To Peter, Subdeacon of Sicily. Gregory to Peter. Since, God granting it, we are pursuing the interests of the blessed Peter, Prince of the Apostles, we should exercise the greatest care that no injustice be done and that the patrimony of the poor suffer no damage from those who should be protecting i …
gregory_great · c. 590 · score 0.01
Book I, Letter 27 To Anastasius, Archbishop of Corinth [a major city in Greece]. Gregory to Anastasius. The more God's judgments exceed our understanding, the more they ought to inspire something like awe. When reason can't follow, the only honest response is to lower your head and go where the will of our Ruler leads. …
gregory_great · c. 592 · score 0.01
Gregory to Italica, Patrician. We have received your letter, which is full of warmth, and we rejoice to hear that Your Excellency is well. The sincerity of our own heart is such that fatherly affection prevents us from suspecting any hidden ill-will beneath its pleasant surface. May Almighty God bring it about that, as …
gregory_great · c. 604 · score 0.01
… nerable memory, Metropolitan of Nicopolis -- acting also with the support of an imperial order assigning the case to him -- is known to have issued a formal ruling that the settlement of Cassiopus should remain under the jurisdiction of your Church as it always has been, we approve the terms of that ruling. We confirm …
gregory_great · c. 592 · score 0.01
Gregory to Theodorus, Physician. What benefits I enjoy from Almighty God and from my most serene lord the Emperor, my tongue cannot fully express. What return can I make for these blessings, except to love them sincerely? But, on account of my sins — by whose instigation or counsel I do not know — last year the Emperor …
gregory_great · c. 590 · score 0.01
Book I, Letter 36 To Peter the Subdeacon [Gregory's delegate in Sicily]. Gregory, bishop, servant of the servants of God, to Peter the Subdeacon. The instructions I gave you when you departed for Sicily must be studied carefully. The greatest attention must be paid to ensuring that bishops do not involve themselves in …
gregory_great · c. 592 · score 0.01
From John, Bishop of Ravenna, to Pope Gregory. My most reverend colleague Castorius, notary of your Apostolic See, has delivered my lord's letter to me — a letter compounded of honey and venom. Yet it has driven its stings in deeply enough while still leaving room for the healing remedy. For my lord, even while he repr …
gregory_great · c. 596 · score 0.01
Furthermore, your Fraternity should be constant in unceasing prayer that Almighty God may preserve in our aforesaid brother and fellow priest what has been well begun, and ever lead him onward to still better things. This should always be the prayer of you, most holy ones, and of the people subject to him. For the meri …
gregory_great · c. 590 · score 0.01
Gregory to Justinus, Praetor of Sicily. What I say here, I say with a clear conscience: even before you held any office of rank, I had great love and great respect for you. The very modesty of your character made a claim on my affection that I could not resist. When I heard you had been appointed praetor of Sicily, I w …
gregory_great · c. 590 · score 0.01
Book I, Letter 33 To Romanus, Patrician and Exarch of Italy [the Emperor's chief military and civil representative in Italy, based in Ravenna]. Gregory to Romanus. Even without an immediate reason to write, we ought to stay in touch about your health and safety through regular correspondence, so we can hear the news we …
gregory_great · c. 592 · score 0.01
Book III, Letter 7 To John, Bishop of Larissa [a city in Greece, in the province of Illyricum]. Gregory to John, Bishop of Larissa. Our brother Adrian, bishop of the city of Thebes, has come to Rome with bitter complaints that he was condemned unlawfully -- with neither proper legal procedure observed nor adequate oppo …
gregory_great · c. 601 · score 0.01
Gregory to Rusticiana, Patrician. I received the letters of your Excellency, and they were a great comfort to me in the midst of my most severe illness -- news of your health, your devotion, and your warmth. One thing, however, I did not appreciate: you repeatedly called yourself "your handmaid" -- over and over again. …
gregory_great · c. 594 · score 0.01
… of that abominable title of pride, and he forbade his archdeacon -- sent to the imperial court according to custom -- from celebrating Mass with you. After Pelagius's death, when I, unworthy as I am, succeeded to the governance of the Church, I addressed your Fraternity through my representatives and through our mutual …