Letter 350: Theodore Studite, Letter 350; Greek heading: Παρθενίῳ τέκνῳ.
O excellent Parthenios, greetings, my beloved child, son of the true light. Again I converse with you through this letter; once more I see you and embrace you. As for why I have been slow, the brethren will report the cause; nevertheless, I hold you unforgotten in my heart, praying that you may remain safe and sound, equipped for every good work. How fine is your course! For it is the confession of Christ. How praiseworthy is your endurance! For it procures the kingdom of heaven. Do not, then, grow faint, O my child; be patient yet a little while, for the Lord is near to those who endure for him. What joy you are about to have at the release, whether from this place or from the body! But who is worthy at present to attain the second [that is, release from the body, death]? Fear God, attend to yourself, hate pleasure as exceedingly painful, love God as the only joy; and may he also preserve you unharmed until the end. Pray for me, the sinner. Your brother who is with me sends his greeting. The Lord be with you.
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Latin / Greek Original
Ὦ καλὲ Παρθένιε, χαῖρε, τέκνον μου ποθητόν, υἱὲ φωτὸς ἀληθινοῦ. πάλιν ὁμιλῶ σοι
διὰ τοῦ γράμματος, αὖθις ὁρῶ σε καὶ προσπτύσσομαι· ὅτι ἐβράδυνα, ἀπαγγελοῦσιν οἱ
ἀδελφοὶ τὴν αἰτίαν, ὅμως ὅτι ἀληθάργητόν σε ἔχω ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ, εὐχόμενός σε
διαμένειν σῶον, κατηρτισμένον εἰς πᾶν ἔργον ἀγαθόν. ὡς καλός σου ὁ δρόμος·
ὁμολογία γὰρ Χριστοῦ. ὡς αἰνετόν σου τὸ ὑπομονητικόν· πρόξενον γὰρ βασιλείας
οὐρανῶν. Μὴ δὴ ὀλιγωρήσειας, ὦ παῖ μου· ἔτι μικρὸν μακροθύμησον, ἐγγὺς Κύριος
τοῖς ὑπομένουσιν αὐτόν. οἵαν χαρὰν μέλλεις ἔχειν ἐν τῇ ἀναλύσει ἢ τοῦ τόπου ἢ τοῦ
σώματος. ἀλλὰ τίς ἄξιος ἄρτι τοῦ δευτέρου ἐπιτυχεῖν; φοβοῦ τὸν θεόν, πρόσεχε
σεαυτῷ, μίσει τὴν ἡδονὴν ὡς λίαν ὀδυνηράν, φίλει τὸν θεὸν ὡς μόνην χαράν· ὅς σε
καὶ διατηρήσειεν μέχρι τέλους ἀσινῆ. εὔχου περὶ ἐμοῦ τοῦ ἁμαρτωλοῦ. ὁ σὺν ἐμοὶ
ἀδελφός σου προσαγορεύει. ὁ Κύριος μετὰ σοῦ.
Revision history
- 2026-05-27v2.2.34-import
Initial corpus import from modern theodore studite workflow v1.
Fields: letter text, metadata, source links. Source: https://greekdownloads3.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/epistulae2.pdf
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