Quote from Letter 5,13 to Gaudentius, bishop of Nola. November 594.
Since Festus, bishop of the church of Capua, has departed from this life while staying in the city of Rome, it has been our concern (a care shown by us over every single church), to send the present letter to your Fraternity, asking you to act as visitor to the above-mentioned church, but in such a way that you allow nobody to presume anything about the promotions of clergy, or income, or ornaments and holy dishes, or whatever might exist in the aforesaid place.
Cited from: The Letters of Gregory the Great, translated by John R.C. Martyn (Toronto: PIMPS, 2004), II, 331
Sunday 24 June 2012
Responsibility
Quote from Letter 5,12 to Peter, bishop of Triocala. November 594.
And therefore your Fraternity must consider with a concerned mind that you should be keen to give earnest attention to the church from which you receive income, gathering souls together there for God, curing the wicked of their iniquity, nourishing with words of encouragement those starting on good works, and mindful of what was written bout the universal Church: 'she eats not her food in idleness'.
Cited from: The Letters of Gregory the Great, translated by John R.C. Martyn (Toronto: PIMPS, 2004), II, 331
And therefore your Fraternity must consider with a concerned mind that you should be keen to give earnest attention to the church from which you receive income, gathering souls together there for God, curing the wicked of their iniquity, nourishing with words of encouragement those starting on good works, and mindful of what was written bout the universal Church: 'she eats not her food in idleness'.
Cited from: The Letters of Gregory the Great, translated by John R.C. Martyn (Toronto: PIMPS, 2004), II, 331
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