Resultados25 letters/passages
gregory_great · c. 594 · score 0.02
Gregory to the Empress Constantina. Almighty God, who holds your devout heart in His right hand, both protects us through you and stores up for you eternal rewards in return for your earthly deeds. I have learned from the letters of my representative, the deacon Sabinianus, how justly Your Serenity has taken up the cau …
gregory_great · c. 592 · score 0.02
Book III, Letter 30 To John, Subdeacon [Gregory's representative]. Gregory to John. Since it is clear that the Apostolic See [the papacy], by God's ordering, is set over all churches, there is among our many responsibilities none we take more seriously than ensuring the proper governance of the churches that look to us …
gregory_great · c. 594 · score 0.02
Gregory to the Emperor Mauricius. Our most devout and God-appointed sovereign, among his many pressing cares, also watches over the preservation of peace among the clergy with genuine spiritual concern -- rightly and wisely recognizing that no one can govern earthly affairs well unless he knows how to handle the things …
gregory_great · c. 594 · score 0.02
Gregory to all the bishops of Gaul who are under the kingdom of Childebert. The divine plan has ordained that there should be different degrees and distinct orders, so that while those of lesser rank show respect to the more powerful and the more powerful bestow love on their inferiors, a single fabric of concord may b …
gregory_great · c. 603 · score 0.02
… 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 0.02
… 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 …
gregory_great · c. 594 · score 0.01
… e that he alone is a bishop and all the rest are nothing. I ask, then, that the imperial power prohibit this presumption, so that I may not be compelled to take measures that would sadden both me and the Church. Let the matter be resolved through Your Piety's wisdom, so that the peace of the clergy -- and through it, t …
gregory_great · c. 593 · score 0.01
Gregory to All the Bishops throughout Dalmatia. Your Fraternity should have closed its eyes to worldly considerations out of reverence for divine judgment, neglecting nothing that pertains to God and to the integrity of your calling. You should never have preferred any man's favor to the demands of justice. But now tha …
gregory_great · c. 600 · score 0.01
Gregory to Romanus, our defender in Sicily. It has been reported to us that our most reverend brother Bishop Basilius is entangling himself in lawsuits as if he were a common layman, wasting his time attending the civil courts. Since this conduct both demeans the man himself and undermines the reverence owed to priests …
gregory_great · c. 594 · score 0.01
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 0.01
I should also inform you that I have received a letter from the most devout Emperor asking me to be at peace with my brother and fellow bishop John of Constantinople. I wish to be at peace with everyone -- and I am. But when John, in his arrogance, assumes the new and unprecedented title of Universal Bishop, effectivel …
gregory_great · c. 591 · score 0.01
Book II, Letter 23 To John, Bishop of Prima Justiniana [a major city in Illyricum/the Balkans, designated by Emperor Justinian as a metropolitan see] in Illyricum. Gregory to John, Bishop of Prima Justiniana. It is clearly a powerful testament to goodness when everyone's agreement converges on one person. Since the rep …
gregory_great · c. 591 · score 0.01
Book II, Letter 7 To Maximianus, Bishop of Syracuse [Gregory's close friend and trusted deputy in Sicily]. Gregory to Maximianus. We carry out our heavenly commission more effectively when we share our burdens with our fellow bishops. For this reason, we appoint you, our most reverend brother, to administer all the chu …
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 …
boniface · c. 719 · score 0.01
Finally, we command you that in admitting within the Church those who have some kind of belief in God you will insist upon using the sacramental discipline prescribed in the official ritual formulary of the Holy Apostolic See. Whatever means you find lacking in the furtherance of your work, you are to report to us as o …
gregory_great · c. 601 · score 0.01
Gregory to Augustine, Bishop of the English. Though the eternal rewards of the heavenly kingdom are certain for those who labor for Almighty God, we should also grant them earthly honors, so that recognition may motivate them to devote themselves even more fully to spiritual work. Since the new Church of the English ha …
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. 599 · score 0.01
Gregory to Maximus, Bishop of Salona. Your ordination was flawed from the start, and you then compounded the problem through serious disobedience. Even so, I tempered the authority of the Apostolic See and never treated you as harshly as the situation warranted. But my displeasure lasted as long as it did because the w …
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. 604 · score 0.01
Gregory to Boniface, Deacon in Constantinople. Whenever discord among those who should be preachers of peace causes us grief, we must work with great care to remove the source of contention and restore harmony. The dispute over the camp of Cassiopus, on the island of Corcyra [Corfu], and the bishop of Euria's efforts t …
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. 601 · score 0.01
Gregory to Romanus, guardian of Sicily. It has come to my attention that whenever anyone has a lawsuit against a cleric, you summon the cleric before your own tribunal for judgment, setting aside the authority of the bishop. If this is true, it is clearly improper, and I order you by this authority to stop doing it. If …
gregory_great · c. 599 · score 0.01
Gregory to Virgilius, Bishop of Arles. Pious purposes and laudable devotion always deserve the earnest support of priests. Careful attention must be paid to ensure that neither carelessness, neglect, nor overreach disturbs what has been established for the peace of monks and religious communities. What reason required …
gregory_great · c. 592 · score 0.01
Book III, Letter 22 To Antoninus, Subdeacon, Rector [administrator] of the Patrimony in Dalmatia. Gregory to Antoninus, Subdeacon, Rector of the Patrimony in Dalmatia. It is widely reported here that our brother and fellow bishop Natalis [of Salona/Split] has still not reformed his conduct despite our many admonitions. …