Letter 149: Part of the papal correspondence surrounding the Acacian Schism (484-519), the major breach between Rome and...

Upon reading the letters of your love, through which the madness of the enemies of God was revealed and the persistent fury of the faithless was painfully set forth — who, while with a revived evil spirit they hate the Lord, impiously persecute his members — as far as recognizing your constancy, I blessed God, who guards the faith of his soldiers amid adversaries. But again, considering the upheaval of the churches and the hardships and labors of the servants of God, with the prophet's groans supporting my own, I cried out: "Rise up, O Lord, plead your own cause; remember how the impious scoff at you all day long" [Psalm 74:22]; willingly adding also what follows: "Do not forget the voice of those who seek you; the arrogance of those who hate you rises up continually before you" [cf. Psalm 74:23]. For just as it befits us [...] [The remainder of this letter exists only in a fragmentary Greek version alongside the Latin, with significant portions lost or illegible in the transmission.]

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