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Saint Gregory of Nyssa
Popular devotion January 10Bishop and Church Father

Saint Gregory of Nyssa

A brilliant bishop and mystic, brother of Saint Basil, who wrote of the soul's endless journey into the love of God.

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Who was Saint Gregory of Nyssa?

Gregory was born around 335 in Cappadocia into a remarkable family of saints: his older brother was Saint Basil the Great and his sister Saint Macrina the Younger, whom he called his teacher. He worked for a time as a teacher of rhetoric before Basil drew him into the service of the Church, and around 372 he was made bishop of Nyssa, a small town in Cappadocia.

Opposed by the Arians, he was deposed and exiled for a time, but returned in 378. At the Council of Constantinople in 381 he was a leading defender of the faith in the Trinity. His writings, including The Life of Moses and his homilies on the Song of Songs, describe the Christian life as a never-ending ascent toward God. He died around 395.

Feast day and traditions

Together with Basil and Gregory Nazianzen he is honored as one of the three Cappadocian Fathers. The Eastern Churches revere him as a great teacher, and the Second Council of Nicaea called him "the Father of Fathers." The Roman Martyrology commemorates him on January 10.

Prayer

Saint Gregory of Nyssa, you taught that we never stop growing in the love of God. Draw us always closer to him, and bless the brothers and sisters of our families. Amen.

Novena

To pray a novena that ends on the eve of the feast, begin on January 1 and finish on January 9.

Mass readings

Read the Mass readings for January 10 from the US bishops (USCCB).

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Celebrate as a family

Gregory learned his faith from his older brother and sister: invite older children to share a favorite prayer with the younger ones.

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