Letter 50 #catechesis/fathers/theodoret
Letters · Theodoret · Church Fathers
To the Archimandrite Gerontius.
The characters of souls are often depicted in words and their unseen forms revealed; so now your reverence’s letter exhibits the piety of your holy soul. Your waiting for that sentence, your anxiety, your search for advocates and preparation for a defence, clearly indicate your soul’s zeal about divine things. We on the contrary are in a manner inactive and sleepy; we are nurtured in idleness, and stand in need of much assistance from prayers. Give them to us, O man beloved of God, that now at all events we may wake up and give some care to the soul.
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Translated by Blomfield Jackson. Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Second Series Vol. 3. Edited by Philip Schaff and Henry Wace. Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1892.
Revised and edited for New Advent by Kevin Knight. fathers/2707050.htm
