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Benedict XVI�s nearly unnoticed Letter on St. John Chrysostom: reconciliation of Churches, liturgy, social justice, patristics

Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

On 8 November, the Holy See released a letter of Pope Benedict for the 1600th anniversary of the death of St. John Chrysostom, a doctor of the Church of great importance to both the West and the Eastern Churches.

The occasion of the letter was a conference [aug.org] being held at the Patristic Institute (and my school) the " Augustinianum [aug.org]".

This is a "Letter", not a "Message" or a "Discourse". It is not an "Apostolic Letter".

It is not too long, but it is one of the best written Letters I have seen for a while.

This letter is important to WDTPRSers and all Patristibloggers because of its focus on the importance of the Fathers and of liturgy...

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Deo Gratias! A hundred thousand thanks to the Holy Father for this Apostolic Letter, and a thousand thanks for making this vitally important text available in English. I shall be preaching about it for at least the next couple of Sundays.

Fr. Serge