Armenian Manuscript (Armenien 128)

demands from afar that throne and strange

the souls of the sinners remain until the

coming of Christ the Anointed One, who raises the body from the earth; and the soul and body are united, and then they enter into the place of

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Saint Gregory says: I beseech you, listen to me and endeavor to tell me, is there a way for the soul of the sinner to emerge from those torments or not? The Saint replies?: If there is a good memorial or survivors, who act with mercy for those in need, for the hungry, and the naked, and the starving, and the thirsty, and the strangers, and those imprisoned, and if there is a priest who commemorates in the Holy Liturgy, the soul of the sinner is truly freed from the torments by means of the body and blood of the Lord and the Holy Liturgy. But if there is no memorial and no helper, it stays in that place until the coming of the Lord, when the soul and body are renewed, and it is cast into the unquenchable fire, as the Saint said: that there will be weeping of eyes and gnashing of teeth. Red section marker "10" with a flourish. Saint Gregory says: Does the soul of the sinner know of the Liturgy? The Saint replies: When the priest is holy and offers the Liturgy, at that moment the soul of the sinner shines like light and is moved into the tabernacle.
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Saint Gregory says: Why are the Gospels read over the graves? The Saint replies: When the priest reads the Gospel at the grave, at that moment the soul and body are united...