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. 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 …
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. 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
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. 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 …
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. 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. 599 · score 0.01
Gregory to John, Bishop of Syracuse. I have received Your Fraternity's letter informing me that the most eloquent Martin has arrived from the African province and shared certain information with you privately. Your Fraternity, as always, never misses an opportunity to demonstrate your devotion to the blessed apostle Pe …
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. 591 · score 0.01
Book II, Letter 52 To Natalis, Bishop of Salona [modern Split, Croatia]. Gregory to Natalis, Bishop of Salona. As if forgetting the content of my previous letters, I had decided to write nothing to Your Blessedness except what would be pleasant. But I cannot ignore what has come to my attention. Despite my repeated ins …
gregory_great · c. 601 · score 0.01
Gregory to Theoderic, King of the Franks. Your Excellency's letter -- a window into your heart -- has shown in its clear and flowing language what great prudence accompanies your royal power. There can be no doubt about the truth of whatever fame has reported in your praise. And since you indicate that my exhortation h …
gregory_great · c. 599 · score 0.01
Gregory to Vitalis, guardian of Sardinia. What we have learned about our brother Bishop Januarius, the bearers of this letter and the copies of our correspondence will make sufficiently clear. Carry out judiciously the excommunication I have decreed against his misguided advisers, so that by their fall they may learn n …
gregory_great · c. 594 · score 0.01
Gregory to Virgilius, Bishop of Arles. How good is charity, which through the imagination of the mind presents what is absent as though present, which through love unites what is divided, which brings order to confusion, joins things that are unequal, and completes what is imperfect! The great preacher rightly calls it …
gregory_great · c. 592 · score 0.01
Gregory to John, Bishop of Ravenna. Not long ago, certain reports reached us about your Fraternity, and we made our views fully known when our notary Castorius traveled to your region. We had heard that certain things were being done in your church contrary to established custom and to the way of humility — which, as y …
gregory_great · c. 593 · score 0.01
Gregory to Boniface, Bishop of Regium. It is a disgrace when priests must be reminded about matters of divine worship. They should be the ones requiring it of others, not the ones being prompted. Still, in case your Fraternity has been negligent in any respect regarding the work of God — though I would not expect it — …
gregory_great · c. 593 · score 0.01
Gregory to Rusticiana, Patrician. On receiving Your Excellency's letters, I was glad to hear you had reached Mount Sinai. But believe me, I too would have liked to go with you -- though by no means to return with you. And yet I find it hard to believe you visited the holy places and met many of the Fathers there. If yo …
gregory_great · c. 599 · score 0.01
Gregory to Constantius, Bishop of Milan. Maximus, the interloper in the Church of Salona, having failed to accomplish anything through the greater powers of the world, has now turned to lesser ones. Through an excess of appeals and by citing his own good works, he is trying to prevail upon us. Given the circumstances, …
gregory_great · c. 603 · score 0.01
Gregory to Leo, Secundinus, John, Donus, Lucidus, and Trajan -- bishops of Sicily. Just as we are called through the apostles to share spiritual gifts with one another, so too in matters of temporal administration for the poor, priestly cooperation must not be lacking. In sending the bearer of this letter, Adrian our C …
gregory_great · c. 590 · score 0.01
Yet I acknowledge God's extraordinary mercy: He watches you fleeing from life and still preserves you for life. He sees your pride and still bears with you. Through His unworthy servants, He offers you words of correction. This is so great a gift that you ought to ponder carefully what Paul says: "We urge you not to re …
gregory_great · c. 591 · score 0.01
Book II, Letter 27 To Rusticiana, Patrician [a noblewoman of the highest rank, living in Constantinople]. Gregory to Rusticiana. On receiving Your Excellency's letter, I was cheered by the welcome news of your health, hoping that the Lord in His mercy may protect and guide your life. But I was very surprised that you h …
gregory_great · c. 598 · score 0.01
Gregory to Amos, Bishop of Jerusalem. I trust that your Fraternity respects the canons and upholds proper discipline. But I must alert you to a situation, so that you are not deceived by one of your clerics who may try to escape the consequences of church discipline. Peter, an acolyte whom I had assigned to serve under …
gregory_great · c. 595 · score 0.01
Gregory to Brunichild, Queen of the Franks. The Christianity of your Excellence has been so well known to us for so long that we have not the slightest doubt of your goodness, but hold it with full confidence in every respect that you will devoutly and zealously join with us in the cause of the faith and provide most g …