Letter 66

From: Theodoret, Bishop of Cyrrhus To: Aerius, Sophist [a professional rhetorician and teacher] Date: ~440 AD Context: Theodoret invites a rhetorician to the dedication feast of a new church built to house relics of apostles and prophets. To Aerius the Sophist, She who bore you and raised you invites you to the long-awaited feast. The holy shrine is crowned with a roof. It is fittingly adorned. It is eager for the inhabitants for whom it was built -- apostles and prophets, the bold-voiced heralds of the old and new covenants. So grace the feast with your presence. Receive the blessing that flows from it, and make the celebration more joyful for all of us.

Letter 66 Please help support the mission of New Advent and get the full contents of this website as an instant download. Includes the Catholic Encyclopedia, Church Fathers, Summa, Bible and more — all for only $19.99... To Aerius the Sophist. She that gave you birth and nurtured you invites you to the longed-for feast. The holy shrine is crowned by a roof; it is fitly adorned; it is eager for the inhabitants for whom it was erected. These are Apostles and Prophets, loud-voiced heralds of the old and new covenant. Adorn, therefore, the feast with your presence; receive the blessing which swells forth from it, and make the feast more joyous to us.