10.3.1
ΙΙΙ. Ἐπὶ δὴ τούτοις τὸ πᾶσιν εὐκταῖον ἡμῖν καὶ ποθούμενον συνεκροτεῖτο θέαμα, ἐγκαινίων ἑορταὶ κατὰ πόλεις καὶ τῶν ἄρτι νεοπαγῶν προσευκτηρίων ἀφιερώσεις, ἐπισκόπων ἐπὶ ταὐτὸν συνηλύσεις, τῶν πόρρωθεν ἐξ ἀλλοδαπῆς συνδρομαί, λαῶν εἰς λαοὺς φιλοφρονήσεις, τῶν ριστοῦ σώματος μελῶν εἰς μίαν συνιόντων ἁρμονίαν ἕνωσις. συνήγετο γοῦν ἀκολούθως προρρήσει προφητικῇ μυστικῶς τὸ μέλλον προσημαινούσῃ ὀστέον πρὸς ὀστέον καὶ ἁρμονία πρὸς ἁρμονίαν καὶ δάα θεσπίζων ὁ λόγος δι’ αἰνιγμάτων ἀψευδῶς προανετείνατο, μία τε ἦν θείου πνεύματος διὰ πάντων τῶν μελῶν χωροῦσα δύναμις καὶ ψυχὴ τῶν πάντων μία καὶ προθυμία πίστεως ἢ αὐτὴ καὶ εἷς ἐξ ἁπάντων θεολογίας ὕμνος, ναὶ μὴν καὶ τῶν ἡγουμένων ἐντελεῖς θρησκεῖαι ἱερουργίαι τε τ·ῶν ἱερωμένων καὶ θεοπρεπεῖς ἐκκλησίας θεσμοί, ὧδε μὲν ψαλμῳδίαις καὶ ταῖς λοιπαῖς τῶν θεόθεν ἡμῖν παραδοθεισῶν φωνῶν ἀκροάσεσιν, ὧδε δὲ θείαις καὶ μυστικαῖς ἐπιτελουμέναις διακονίαις, σωτηρίου τε ἢν πάθους ἀπόρρητα σύμβολα. ὁμοῦ δὲ πᾶν γένος ἡλικίας ἄρρενός τε καὶ θήλεος φύσεως ὅΛη διανοίας ἰσχύι δι’ εὐχῶν καὶ εὐχαριστίας γεγηθότι νῷ καὶ ψυχῇ τὸν τῶν ἀγαθῶν παραίτιον θεὸν ἐγέραιρον.
III. After this there was brought about that spectacle for which we all prayed and longed: festivals of dedication in the cities and consecrations of the newly-built houses of prayer, assemblages of bishops, comings together of those from far off foreign lands, kindly acts on the part of laity towards laity, union between the members of Christ's body as they met together in complete harmony. Certainly in accordance with a prophetic prediction that mystically signified beforehand what was for to come, bone to bone and joint to joint came together, and all that the oracular utterance in dark speech truly foretold. One was the power of the divine Spirit that spread through all the members; all were of one soul, and displayed the same zeal for the faith; one hymn of praise to God came from the lips of all. Yea verily, our leaders conducted perfect ceremonies, and the consecrated priests performed the sacred rites and stately ordinances of the Church, here with psalmody and recitation of such other words as have been given us from God, there with the ministering of divine and mystic services; and the ineffable symbols of the Saviour's Passion were present. And all together, of every age, male and female, with the whole power of their mind gave honour to God, the Author of their good fortune, in prayer and thanksgiving with joyful heart and soul.