Letter 6
Theodoret of Cyrrhus→Unknown|c. 440 AD|theodoret cyrrhus
Festal.
Our loving Lord has allowed us — with the zeal of those who love Christ — to celebrate the holy feast of salvation and to enjoy the spiritual blessing that flows from it. Knowing your Piety's disposition toward us, we write to share this gladness with you. Those who hold others warmly in their hearts are always glad to receive cheerful news of them.
Letter 6
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Festal.
Our loving Lord has allowed us, with the zeal of folks who love the Christ, to celebrate the divine feast of salvation and enjoy the fruit of the spiritual blessing that flows from it. Since we know the disposition of your Piety toward us, we write to tell you this. For they who have friendly thoughts to others are always pleased to hear cheering intelligence of them.
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Festal.
Our loving Lord has allowed us — with the zeal of those who love Christ — to celebrate the holy feast of salvation and to enjoy the spiritual blessing that flows from it. Knowing your Piety's disposition toward us, we write to share this gladness with you. Those who hold others warmly in their hearts are always glad to receive cheerful news of them.
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.
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