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Ignatius to John-2

Anonymous Pseudo-Ignatian compiler

Salutation / Introduction

About this work

Author: Anonymous Pseudo-Ignatian compiler

His friend Ignatius to John the holy presbyter.

If thou wilt

give

me

leave

,

I

desire

to

go

up

to

Jerusalem

,

and

see

the

faithful

saints

who

are

there

,

especially

Mary

the

mother

,

whom

they

report

to

be

an

object

of

admiration

and

of

affection

to

all

.

For

who

would

not

rejoice

to

behold

and

to

address

her

who

bore

the

true

God

from

her

own

womb

,

provided

he

is

a

friend

of

our

faith

and

religion

?

And

in

like

manner

[

I

desire

to

see

]

the

venerable

James

,

who

is

surnamed

Just

,

whom

they

relate

to

be

very

like

Christ

Jesus

in

appearance

,

in

life

,

and

in

method

of

conduct

,

as

if

he

were

a

twin

-

brother

of

the

same

womb

.

They

say

that

,

if

I

see

him

,

I

see

also

Jesus

Himself

,

as

to

all

the

features

and

aspect

of

His

body

.

Moreover

,

[

I

desire

to

see

]

the

other

saints

,

both

male

and

female

.

Alas

!

why

do

I

delay

?

Why

am

I

kept

back

?

Kind

teacher

,

bid

me

hasten

[

to

fulfil

my

wish

]

,

and

fare

thou

well

.

Amen

.

Notes

f2020
2020. Literally, “his own.”
f2021
2021. Some omit this word.
f2022
2022. Literally, “of herself.” Some read, instead of “de se,” “deorum,” when the translation will be, “the true God of gods.”
f2023
2023. Or, “face.” Some omit the word.
f2024
2024. Or, “good.”