On the Annunciation (Homily I) · §8 · Gregory Thaumaturgus

The Lord is with you, not an earthly bridegroom

Therefore with those words, Hail, full of grace, the Angel first greeted her and addressed her: The Lord is with you (Luke 1:28). Not an earthly bridegroom, but the Lord of holiness Himself, the father of chastity, the author of incorruption and the giver of freedom; the one who brings about salvation, and the keeper and giver of true peace; who created man from the virgin earth (Genesis 2:7), and took Eve from his side and rib (Genesis 2:21-22): this Lord is with you, and in turn comes from you.

Latin

Ideo et verbis illis, Ave gratia plena, primum Angelus ipsam salutando compellavit: Dominus tecum. Et non terrenus sponsus; sed ipse sanctificationis Dominus, pater castitatis, incorruptionis auctor, et libertatis dator; salutis procurator, et verae pacis conservator, atque largitor: qui ex terra virgine creavit hominem, et ex illius latere ac costa Evam assumpsit: Hic Dominus tecum, et rursum ex te.

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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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Translated from Latin opening (Latin)

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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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