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Feast of All Saints Day (Homily by St Gregory Thaumaturgus) The Gospel With the Church Fathers Saint Gregory was born in Pontus, of heathen parents. In Palestine, about the year 231, he studied …More
Feast of All Saints Day (Homily by St Gregory Thaumaturgus)
The Gospel With the Church Fathers Saint Gregory was born in Pontus, of heathen parents. In Palestine, about the year 231, he studied philosophy under the great Origen, who led him from the pursuit of human wisdom to Christ, who is the Wisdom of God. Not long after, he was made Bishop of Neocaesarea in his own country. As he lay awake one night, an old man entered his room, and pointed to a lady of superhuman beauty and radiant with heavenly light. This old man was Saint John the Evangelist; and the lady told him to give Gregory the instruction he desired. Thereupon he gave Saint Gregory a creed which contained in all its fullness the doctrine of the Trinity. Saint Gregory set it in writing, directed all his preaching by it, and handed it down to his successors. Strong in this faith, he subdued demons, he foretold the future. At his word a rock moved from its place, a river changed its course, a lake was dried up. He converted …More