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Divine Office | There is a time to be born and a time to die

In today's Office of Readings we encounter a reading from a sermon on Ecclesiastes by St Gregory of Nyssa, bishop (335-395 A.D.). Gregory of Nyssa was the younger brother of St Basil of Caesarea (“St Basil the Great”). He, Basil and Gregory Nazianzen, “Gregory of Nazianzus”, are known as the Cappadocian Fathers. They were active after the Council of Nicaea, working to formulate Trinitarian doctrine precisely and, in particular, to pin down the meaning and role of the least humanly comprehensible member of the Trinity, the Holy Spirit. For a reflection, "There is a time to be born and a time to die," please click on the image. Peace be with you!

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Divine Office | Christ is our head, and the wise man keeps his eyes upon him

In today's Office of Readings we encounter a reading from a sermon on Ecclesiastes by St Gregory of Nyssa, bishop (335-395 A.D.). Gregory of Nyssa was the younger brother of St Basil of Caesarea (“St Basil the Great”). He, Basil and Gregory Nazianzen, “Gregory of Nazianzus”, are known as the Cappadocian Fathers. They were active after the Council of Nicaea, working to formulate Trinitarian doctrine precisely and, in particular, to pin down the meaning and role of the least humanly comprehensible member of the Trinity, the Holy Spirit. For a reflection, "Christ is our head, and the wise man keeps his eyes upon him," please click on the image. Peace be with you!

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Divine Office | God is like an inaccessible rock

In today's Office of Readings we encounter a reading from a homily on the Beatitudes by St Gregory of Nyssa, bishop (335-395 A.D.). Gregory of Nyssa was the younger brother of St Basil of Caesarea (“St Basil the Great”). He, Basil and Gregory Nazianzen, “Gregory of Nazianzus”, are known as the Cappadocian Fathers. They were active after the Council of Nicaea, working to formulate Trinitarian doctrine precisely and, in particular, to pin down the meaning and role of the least humanly comprehensible member of the Trinity, the Holy Spirit. For a reflection, "God is like an inaccessible rock," please click on the image. Peace be with you!

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Divine Office | Christ should be manifest in our whole life

In today's Office of Readings we encounter a reading from a treatise on Christian Perfection by St Gregory of Nyssa, bishop (335-395 A.D.). Gregory of Nyssa was the younger brother of St Basil of Caesarea (“St Basil the Great”). He, Basil and Gregory Nazianzen, “Gregory of Nazianzus”, are known as the Cappadocian Fathers. They were active after the Council of Nicaea, working to formulate Trinitarian doctrine precisely and, in particular, to pin down the meaning and role of the least humanly comprehensible member of the Trinity, the Holy Spirit. For a reflection, "Christ should be manifest in our whole life," please click on the image. Peace be with you!

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Divine Office | A prayer to the Good Shepherd

In today's Office of Readings we encounter a reading from St Gregory of Nyssa's (335-395 A.D.) commentary on the Song of Songs. Gregory of Nyssa was the younger brother of St Basil of Caesarea (“St Basil the Great”). He, Basil and Gregory Nazianzen, “Gregory of Nazianzus”, are known as the Cappadocian Fathers. They were active after the Council of Nicaea, working to formulate Trinitarian doctrine precisely and, in particular, to pin down the meaning and role of the least humanly comprehensible member of the Trinity, the Holy Spirit. For a reflection, "A prayer to the Good Shepherd," please click on the image. Peace be with you!