On the Annunciation (Homily I) · §13 · Gregory Thaumaturgus

Arise, Lord: the Virgin is the ark

Come then, you too, beloved, and let us sing those sweet words set before us from the spiritual harp of David, saying: Arise, O Lord, into Your resting place, You and the ark of Your holiness (Psalm 132:8). For truly the most holy Virgin is an ark, gilded within and without (Exodus 25:11), who received the whole treasure of holiness. Arise, O Lord, into Your resting place (Psalm 132:8). Arise, O Lord, from the bosom of the Father (John 1:18), to raise up the fallen race of the first parent.

Latin

Adeste igitur, vos quoque carissimi, et dulcia verba illa ex spiritali David cithara nobis repraesentata decantemus, dicentes: Surge Domine, in requiem tuam: tu, et arca sanctificationis tuae. Vere enim arca est sanctissima Virgo; intrinsecus et extrinsecus deaurata, quae universum sanctificationis thesaurum suscepit. Surge Domine, in requiem tuam. Surge Domine, ex sinu Patris, ut collapsum primi parentis genus erigas.

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Gregory Thaumaturgus, On the Annunciation: the first sermon, in a fresh English translation. Three sermons survive; this volume covers the first only.

Gregory Thaumaturgus (c. 213–c. 270) was Origen's most famous pupil and the apostle of Pontus. Much else was later published under his name.

The Homilies on the Annunciation celebrate Gabriel's visit to Mary — David's oracle, the angel's greeting, and Mary's reply. They are transmitted under Gregory's name, though scholars generally count them the work of a later hand.

This volume holds the whole First Discourse, from the joy of the day through Gabriel's message and Mary's reply. The second and third discourses are not translated here.

Part only: Homily I

Fresh English translation of the whole first sermon from the Latin column of the Opera omnia print (Paris, 1622) (printed pp.

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Translated from Opera omnia, Greek and Latin (Paris: Sonnius, Morel and Cramoisy, 1622), page images (Latin column (Greek damaged))
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Sermo I — Long-s and column joins expanded from the Latin face; Greek face left aside as damaged machine-read text.

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