St. Dionysius the Areopagite: Letter 1
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“Darkness becomes invisible by light, and specially by much light.”
Eastern Orthodox Saints in English
Eastern Orthodox Saints in English
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“Darkness becomes invisible by light, and specially by much light.”
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“These things having been defined, I think it necessary also to describe the things religiously performed by us over those who have fallen asleep.”
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“These, then, are the sacerdotal Ranks and elections, their powers, and operations, and consecrations.”
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“Such, then, is the most Divine perfecting work of the Muron. But it may be opportune, after these Divine ministrations, to set forth the sacerdotal Orders and elections themselves, and their powers, and operations, and consecrations, and the triad of the superior ranks under them…”
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“So great and so beautiful are the intelligible visions of the most holy Synaxis, which minister hierarchically, as we have often said, our participation in, and collection towards, the One.”
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“Courage, then, since we have made mention of this (Eucharist) which we may not pass over to celebrate any other Hierarchical function in preference to it.”
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“We have, then, reverently affirmed that this is the purpose of our Hierarchy, viz., our assimilation and union with God, as far as attainable.”
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“We must, then, most pious of pious sons, demonstrate from the supermundane and most sacred Oracles and traditions, that ours is a Hierarchy of the inspired and Divine and Deifying science…”
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“Come, then, let us at last, if you please, rest our mental vision from the strain of lofty contemplation, befitting Angels…”
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“This also is worthy, in my opinion, of intellectual attention, that the tradition of the Oracles concerning the Angels affirms that they are thousand thousands…”