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The Signs to Seek

  • POPE ST. GREGORY THE GREAT

For the faith of believers to grow it had to be nourished with miracles.


gregoryWhen we plant trees, we water them until we see they have taken root in the ground; once established we stop the watering.  This is why Paul said that signs are for unbelievers, not believers.

Let us take a closer look at these signs and wonders.  Every day the Church works in the spirit what the Apostles once did in the flesh.  When its priests lay their hands on believers through the gift of exorcism, forbidding evil spirits to dwell in their hearts, what else are they doing but casting out demons?  And what else are we doing when we leave behind the language of the world for the words of the sacred mysteries, when we express as best we can the praise and power of our Creator, if not speaking in new tongues?  When we remove malice from another's heart by our good word are we not, so to speak, picking up serpents?  And when we hear the wisdom of the world, but choose not to act on it, surely we have drunk poison and survived.  As often as we catch sight of our sister or brother stumbling on life's path, and we gather round them with all our strength, and support them by our presence, what are we doing but laying our hands upon the sick to heal them?

Surely these miracles are all the greater because they are spiritual; they are all the more significant since it is the heart and not the body which is being restored.  

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Acknowledgement

Pope St. Gregory the Great, "The Signs to Seek." from a sermon on Mark 16:17-18. 

The writings of Pope St. Gregory the Great are in the Public Domain.

The Author

gregorygregory2 Pope Gregory I (540-604), commonly known as Saint Gregory the Great, is well known for his writings, which were more prolific than those of any of his predecessors as pope. Throughout the Middle Ages he was known as "the Father of Christian Worship" because of his exceptional efforts in revising the Roman worship of his day. His contributions to the development of the Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts, still in use in the Byzantine Rite, were so significant that he is generally recognized as its de facto author. He was the first of the popes to come from a monastic background. Gregory is a Doctor of the Church and one of the Latin Fathers. He is considered a saint in the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion, and some Lutheran churches. Immediately after his death, Gregory was canonized by popular acclaim. He is the patron saint of musicians, singers, students, and teachers. He is the author of Saint Benedict: The Life of Our Most Holy Father Saint Benedict, and Morals on the Book of Job: Volumes 1 to 3.  

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