Letter 4,8 - to Januarius, bishop of Cagliari in Sardinia. September 593
"That is, she should construct a convent for the nuns with the Lord's help, in a house belonging to her, which she claims to own at Cagliari. But as she says that guests and casual visitors are overrunning her aforesaid home, we exhort your Fraternity to take care to give her assistance in all these matters, and to offer the help of your protection to her devotion. Thus, your cooperation and concern may make you a participant in the reward for her late husband and for her sense of duty.
We want relics, however, which she asks to be gathered in that house, to be placed there by your Fraternity, with the veneration they deserve."
Cited from: The Letters of Gregory the Great, trans. John R.C. Martyn (Toronto: PIMS, 2004), I: 292.
Showing posts with label devotion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label devotion. Show all posts
Thursday, 29 September 2011
Sunday, 6 February 2011
Obedience And Safety
Letter 2,47 - to all the troops in Naples. September 591-August 592
"We have learnt just now that your Devotion actus thus, complying with our letter in which we appointed that magnificent man, the tribune Constantius, to be in charge of the city's garrison, thus demonstrating the obedience which befits military devotion.
For that reason we have taken care to advise you with the present letter that you ought to show total obedience to the aforesaid magnificent man and tribune, as you have done so far, for the interest of our most serene Lordship and for keeping the city safe."
Cited from: The Letters of Gregory the Great, trans. John R.C. Martyn (Toronto: PIMS, 2004), I: 227.
"We have learnt just now that your Devotion actus thus, complying with our letter in which we appointed that magnificent man, the tribune Constantius, to be in charge of the city's garrison, thus demonstrating the obedience which befits military devotion.
For that reason we have taken care to advise you with the present letter that you ought to show total obedience to the aforesaid magnificent man and tribune, as you have done so far, for the interest of our most serene Lordship and for keeping the city safe."
Cited from: The Letters of Gregory the Great, trans. John R.C. Martyn (Toronto: PIMS, 2004), I: 227.
Thursday, 16 December 2010
To A Dear Friend
Letter 2,24 - to Rusticiana. April 592.
"But I was very surprised as to why you have put off your intention the journey you planned, to the holy lands, as well of your vows of a good deed, when it is necessary to complete an act of devotion quickly, if ever a good deed is conceived in one's heart as a gift to the Creator.
Otherwise, while the cunning entrapper strives to ensnare a soul, he at once suggests various obstacles by which one's mind is debilitated, and does not let one's desires reach fulfillment.
For this reason it is necessary for your Excellency to anticipate all the obstacles obstructing the path of holy causes, and to aspire to the rewards of a good deed with every effort of one's heart, so that one may both live with tranquillity in the present age, and may in the future possess a heavenly kingdom."
Cited from: The Letters of Gregory the Great, trans. John R.C. Martyn (Toronto: PIMS, 2004), I: 207.
"But I was very surprised as to why you have put off your intention the journey you planned, to the holy lands, as well of your vows of a good deed, when it is necessary to complete an act of devotion quickly, if ever a good deed is conceived in one's heart as a gift to the Creator.
Otherwise, while the cunning entrapper strives to ensnare a soul, he at once suggests various obstacles by which one's mind is debilitated, and does not let one's desires reach fulfillment.
For this reason it is necessary for your Excellency to anticipate all the obstacles obstructing the path of holy causes, and to aspire to the rewards of a good deed with every effort of one's heart, so that one may both live with tranquillity in the present age, and may in the future possess a heavenly kingdom."
Cited from: The Letters of Gregory the Great, trans. John R.C. Martyn (Toronto: PIMS, 2004), I: 207.
Thursday, 25 November 2010
A New Oratory
Letter 2,11 - to Castor, bishop of Rimini. january 592.
"Themotea, an illustrious lady, has informed us with the notification of a petition (which is appended hereto) that she has founded an oratory within the city of Rimini in a place owned by her, for the sake of her own devotion, and she desires it to be consecrated in honor of the holy cross.
For that reason, dearest brethren, if the aforesaid construction is consistent with your city's regulations, and it is certain that no corpse has been buried there, you will solemnly consecrate the aforesaid oratory, without public masses.
But first receive the legal donation, that is eight twelfths of her whole property, all goods movable and fixed and self-moving (slaves excepted), their usufruct retained by her for all her days of her life, as registered with the municipal administration.
Let is be done in such a way that no baptistery is built in the same place, at some future date, and you do not incardinate a priest there."
Cited from: The Letters of Gregory the Great, trans. John R.C. Martyn (Toronto: PIMS, 2004), I: 199.
"Themotea, an illustrious lady, has informed us with the notification of a petition (which is appended hereto) that she has founded an oratory within the city of Rimini in a place owned by her, for the sake of her own devotion, and she desires it to be consecrated in honor of the holy cross.
For that reason, dearest brethren, if the aforesaid construction is consistent with your city's regulations, and it is certain that no corpse has been buried there, you will solemnly consecrate the aforesaid oratory, without public masses.
But first receive the legal donation, that is eight twelfths of her whole property, all goods movable and fixed and self-moving (slaves excepted), their usufruct retained by her for all her days of her life, as registered with the municipal administration.
Let is be done in such a way that no baptistery is built in the same place, at some future date, and you do not incardinate a priest there."
Cited from: The Letters of Gregory the Great, trans. John R.C. Martyn (Toronto: PIMS, 2004), I: 199.
Friday, 3 September 2010
On Devotion
Letter 1,52 - to John, bishop of Sorrento. July 591.
"It is easy to give one's consent to religious desires, so that faithful devotion achieves a rapid outcome. And since Sabinus, abbot of the monastery of Saint Stephen on the isle of Capri, has advised us that he has long since held at his place the relics of the martyred Saint Agatha, as agreed to, and since he wants these holy relics themselves to be located in his monastery, for that reason we bid you to visit the aforesaid monastery and, if it is agreed that the body of no one has been buried there, you will place the aforesaid holy relics there with due solemnity, to achieve the purpose of her devotion."
Cited from: The Letters of Gregory the Great, trans. John R.C. Martyn (Toronto: PIMS, 2004), I: 175.
"It is easy to give one's consent to religious desires, so that faithful devotion achieves a rapid outcome. And since Sabinus, abbot of the monastery of Saint Stephen on the isle of Capri, has advised us that he has long since held at his place the relics of the martyred Saint Agatha, as agreed to, and since he wants these holy relics themselves to be located in his monastery, for that reason we bid you to visit the aforesaid monastery and, if it is agreed that the body of no one has been buried there, you will place the aforesaid holy relics there with due solemnity, to achieve the purpose of her devotion."
Cited from: The Letters of Gregory the Great, trans. John R.C. Martyn (Toronto: PIMS, 2004), I: 175.
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