Letter 55: Festal greeting.
Festal greeting.
We are in great distress -- for we are made of flesh, not stone. But the remembrance of the Lord's Epiphany [the feast celebrating Christ's baptism and manifestation to the world] has proved a powerful medicine. So at once I write, as the custom of the feast requires, and greet your magnificence with a prayer that you may live in prosperity and good repute.
Human translation — New Advent (NPNF / ANF series)
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