Letter 146: I thank you very much for your consideration in making me glad by a letter from you, and informing me of your welfare. May the Lord recompense you with those blessings by the possession of which you may be good for ever, and may live eternally with Him who is eternal, my lord greatly beloved, and brother greatly longed for. Although I do not ack...

To Pelagius, my lord greatly beloved and brother I long to see, Augustine sends greetings in the Lord. Thank you so much for thinking of me and bringing me joy with your letter — and for letting me know you are well. May the Lord repay you with blessings through which you may be truly good forever, and may you live eternally with the Eternal One, my lord greatly beloved and brother I long to see. I cannot accept the praise your kind letter offers me as anything I have earned, and yet I am grateful for the goodwill you show toward someone as unremarkable as I am. I would only ask this: pray for me instead, that the Lord would make me into the person you imagine me already to be. *(In another hand)* May you be safe and enjoy the Lord's favor — and remember us!

Letter 146 (A.D. 413) To Pelagius, my lord greatly beloved, and brother greatly longed for, Augustine sends greetings in the Lord. I thank you very much for your consideration in making me glad by a letter from you, and informing me of your welfare. May the Lord recompense you with those blessings by the possession of which you may be good for ever, and may live eternally with Him who is eternal, my lord greatly beloved, and brother greatly longed for. Although I do not acknowledge that anything in me deserves the eulogies which the letter of your Benevolence contains concerning me, nevertheless I cannot but be grateful for the goodwill therein manifested towards one so insignificant, while suggesting at the same time that you should rather pray for me that I may be made by the Lord such as you suppose me already to be. (In another hand) May you enjoy safety and the Lord's favour, and be mindful of us! About this page Source. Translated by J.G. Cunningham. From Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, First Series, Vol. 1. Edited by Philip Schaff. (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1887.) Revised and edited for New Advent by Kevin Knight. <https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/1102146.htm>. Contact information. The editor of New Advent is Kevin Knight. My email address is feedback732 at newadvent.org. (To help fight spam, this address might change occasionally.) Regrettably, I can't reply to ev ery letter, but I greatly appreciate your feedback — especially notifications about typographical errors and inappropriate ads.