A Festal Letter on the Comfort of the Feasts

The God who made us gives us cares and sorrows after our sin. But he has provided us with divine occasions of comfort by appointing divine feasts. The thoughts they bring both remind us of God’s gifts to us and promise complete freedom from all our troubles. Enjoying these good things and filled with cheerfulness, we address your magnificence and, as the custom of the festival is, pay the debt of friendship. [a]