LETTER 120 (Pascha 382)
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church the priest gives only a parcel, and he who receives it is permitted to keep it and convey it to his mouth by his own hand. It has therefore the same virtue whether he receives one single parcel from the hand of the priest, or several parcels of the same consecrated prosphora.
GREGORY OF NAZIANZUS TO HELLADIOS, BISHOP OF
CAESARAEA AND METROPOLITAN OF CAPPADOCIA,
LETTER 120 (Pascha 382) . . . The holy day of Pascha has come for us; I know it is an initiation (/luo'Taywy(o:] into the blessings to come, as it is the feast of the Passage [of the Red Sea by the Hebrews]. You did well to remind us of this, both by your presents and your letter. But I have lived through many a Pascha, and it was the advantage of a rather long life. Now, the Pascha I am longing for is a brighter Pascha: to leave the painful and dark Egypt of this life, to be free from the work of clay and bricks which kept us in bondage [Ex 1: 14], and to pass over to the Land of Promise [Heb 11 :9]. Ask for these in your prayers and pray for us, if you care to do us a very great favor. As for you, may you celebrate many times in your life the paschal feast with the entire Church.
GREGORY OF NAZlANZUS TO PALLADIOS,
LETTER 119 (382)
With Christ I have mortified my tongue while I fasted; now I have joined Him in His Resurrection. The mystery of