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Long, but a worthy read.

Memorial of St. Gregory the Great is September 3rd.

1 posted on 09/02/2008 9:55:14 AM PDT by Salvation
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2 posted on 09/02/2008 9:56:35 AM PDT by Salvation (†With God all things are possible.†)
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Troparion in the 3rd Tone:

“Thou didst excellently dispense the Word of God,/ endowed with discretion of speech, O Hierarch Gregory:/ for by thy life thou didst set the virtues before us,/ and dost radiate the brightness of holiness ./ O righteous Father, pray to Christ our God to grant us His great mercy.”

Kontakion in the 8th Tone:

“We praise thee, God-inspired harp of the Church and God-possessed tongue of wisdom;/ for thou didst prove to be an image and model of the Apostles and didst emulate their zeal./ Wherefore we cry to thee: Rejoice, O Gregory the Dialogist.”

In Orthodoxy we celebrate his feast on March 12. He was, by the way, the author of my favorite Orthodox devotion, the Liturgy of the Pre-Sanctified Gifts which we celebrate throughout Great lent on Wednesday evenings.


4 posted on 09/02/2008 3:17:08 PM PDT by Kolokotronis (Christ is Risen, and you, o death, are annihilated)
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