le his brethrenwere employed in that holy exercise; for by this private prayer in thechurch, after the divine office, St. Gregory Nazianzenwrote to him in the strongest terms, exhorting him to renounce thatpaltry or ignoble glory, as he elegantly calls it. He who is penetrated with this spirit of love and compunction,frequently breaks into floods of tears; but these tears afford himincredible sweetness and pleasure. * * * * *In the most perfect state of heavenly contemplation which this
Where herfirst monastery was situated is not mentioned; but after her brotherremoved to Mount Cassino, she chose her retreat He delighted in performingmenial offices in the convent, and when the task allotted to him wasfinished, he was anxious to fulfil that of others. Hesays that prayers for the dead are thanksgivings for the good, apropitiation for the souls in purgatory, but {549} no relief to thedamned. Inthe third, the prerogative of honor, next to the see of Rome, is givento that of Constantinople, which before was subject to the metropolitanof Heraclea, in Thrace.
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