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THE THIRD MONTH IN THE NAME
OF THE FATHER AND THE SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT, On this day died Abba Sanitius, the sixty-third Archbishop of the
city of Alexandria. This
father used to teach the people, and he sat for fifteen years and died in
peace. And on this day also died the holy father Abba Peter, the
twenty-seventh Archbishop of the city of Alexandria, who was appointed
after Saint Timothy. After
God had chosen this holy father for the office of archbishop, and he had
taken his seat upon the Apostolic Throne, Akkaeus (Akakios), Archbishop of
the city of Constantine, wrote to him a letter wherein he spoke and
confessed the Holy Trinity, One God, according to the Faith of Saints
Cyril and Dioscurus, and he also spoke clearly in it, saying, “It is not
right to separate His Divine Nature from His Incarnation, and after their
union the benefit of the union must not be cut off.”
And Abba Peter wrote an answer to his letter wherein he accepted
[what he had said] concerning the True Faith, and he sent the letter to
him with three learned bishops. When
they came to the Archbishop of the city of Constantine he accepted those
bishops and the letter, which they had with them, and he associated them
with him in the consecration of the Offering, and in the Offering; and he
read the letter before the people who believed his word. Then Akkaeus (Akakios) wrote a second letter and sent it to
Abba Peter wherein were explanations of many passages from the Holy
Scriptures; and Abba Peter assembled the bishops who were under his
authority, and he read that letter before them, and rejoiced exceedingly,
and they admired the words and the explanations therein, and they believed
in their participation with him in the True Faith.
And there came upon this father great tribulation, which was
caused, by the Jews, and evil men, and pagans, because of the Faith, and
they drove him from his archiepiscopal throne; but after a few days he
returned to the throne of his office.
And he used to teach his flock continually, and strengthen them in
the True Faith. When he was
far away from them in exile he used to teach them to be strong by his
letters, and when he was with them he used to teach them by his words; and
he sat upon his throne for ten years, and died in peace.
Salutation to the blessed Sanitius and to his great companion. And on this day also are commemorated Satenwa (Setenna), the
prophetess of Alexandria, and Saint Anastasia, and Abba Libanos. Glory
be to God Who is glorified in His Saints.
Amen. |
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