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Canonical Epistle

St Gregory the Wonderworker, ANF 6

Chapter 11

Weeping¹ takes place without the gate of the oratory; and the offender standing there ought to implore the faithful as they enter to offer up prayer on his behalf. Waiting on the word,² again, takes place within the gate in the porch,³ where the offender ought to stand until the catechumens depart, and thereafter he should go forth. For let him hear the Scriptures and doctrine, it is said, and then be put forth, and reckoned unfit for the privilege of prayer. Submission,⁴ again, is that one stand within the gate of the temple, and go forth along with the catechumens. Restoration⁵ is that one be associated with the faithful, and go not forth with the catechumens; and last of all comes the participation in the holy ordinances.⁶

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