§1Alacritatem caritatis uestrae quanto gaudio suscipiamus agnoscitis.
You recognize with how great joy we receive the eagerness of your charity.
exultamus enim in domino deo nostro de quo apostolus ait: ipse est enim pax nostra, qui fecit utraque unum. agimus ergo eidem domino et saluatori nostro Iesu Christo gratias, qui praestitit nobis, ut, antequam habeamus fratris nostri Emeriti uoluntatem, iam cognouerimus quantum diligit unitatem.
For we exult in the Lord our God, of whom the apostle says: "For he is our peace, who made both one." Therefore we give thanks to the same Lord and our Savior Jesus Christ, who has granted us that, before we have the will of our brother Emeritus, we have already known how much he loves unity.
quae tamen principia deus uoluerit ut de ore ipsius audiremus accipite.
Yet, receive what beginnings God willed us to hear from his own mouth.
mox ut ingressus est istam ecclesiam, illo loco stans ubi primum coepimus cum eo colloquium, inspirante domino, qui et cor instruit et linguam regit, ait nobis: non possum nolle quod uultis, sed possum uelle quod uolo. uidete quid promiserit qui se dixit non posse nolle quod uolumus.
As soon as he entered this church, standing in that place where we first began the conversation with him, by the inspiration of the Lord, who both instructs the heart and rules the tongue, he said to us: "I cannot not want what you want, but I can want what I want." See what he promised, who said that he could not not want what we want.
si enim non potest nolle quod uolumus, scit quid uelimus; hoc enim uolumus quod et uos uultis, hoc omnes uolumus quod uult deus.
For if he cannot not want what we want, he knows what we want; for we want this which you also want, we all want this which God wants.
quid autem uelit dominus occultum non est.
But what the Lord wants is not hidden.
legitur enim testamentum eius qui nos sibi fecit coheredes; in eo recitatur: pacem meam do uobis, pacem meam relinquo uobis. siue ergo cito siue sero, non potest nolle quod uolumus.
For his testament is read, who made us co-heirs with himself; in it is recited: "My peace I give to you, my peace I leave to you." Therefore, whether sooner or later, he cannot not want what we want.
moras autem aliquas nobis facit secunda sententia: possum uelle quod uolo. sic enim dixit: non possum nolle quod uultis, sed possum uelle quod uolo. potest uelle quod uult, sed non potest nolle quod uolumus.
But the second sentence causes us some delays: "I can want what I want." For he spoke thus: "I cannot not want what you want, but I can want what I want." He can want what he wants, but he cannot not want what we want.
illud enim quod se dicit posse uidemus.
For we see that which he says he can do.
nam uult modo quod uult, ipsum autem quod modo uult non uult deus.
For he wants now what he wants, but God does not want that very thing which he wants now.
quid enim modo uult? esse in dissensione a catholica ecclesia, esse adhuc in communione partis Donati, esse adhuc in schismate, esse adhuc inter illos qui dicunt: ego sum Pauli, ego uero Apollo, ego uero Cephae. sed hoc non uult deus, dum increpat apostolus: diuisus est Christus? potest ergo uelle quod uult, sed ad tempus, sed ad horam uerecundiae, non ad rationem sapientiae potest uelle quod uult.
For what does he want now? To be in dissension from the Catholic Church, to be still in the communion of the party of Donatus, to be still in schism, to be still among those who say: "I am of Paul, but I of Apollos, but I of Cephas." But God does not want this, while the apostle rebukes: "Is Christ divided?" Therefore he can want what he wants, but for a time, but for the hour of shame, not for the reason of wisdom can he want what he wants.
nam modo hoc est quod uult et potest uelle quod uult.
For now this is what he wants, and he can want what he wants.
sed quia non potest nolle quod uolumus, nolit ocius quod uult et faciat quod uolumus.
But because he cannot not want what we want, let him rather quickly not want what he wants and do what we want.
non uos ergo permoueat, fratres, aliqua morula, dum quod uult uult, sed orate ut faciat quod promisit, ut non possit nolle quod uolumus. — et ab omnibus acclamatum est: aut hic aut nusquam. — qui corda uestra declarastis uocibus, adiuuate nos et orationibus.
Therefore, brothers, let not any little delay disturb you while he wants what he wants, but pray that he may do what he promised, so that he cannot not want what we want. — And it was acclaimed by everyone: "Either here or nowhere." — You who have declared your hearts with voices, help us also with prayers.
potens est dominus, qui praecipit unitatem, mutare in melius uoluntatem.
Mighty is the Lord, who commands unity, to change the will for the better.
quod autem acclamauit caritas uestra: aut hic aut nusquam, uocem in illum uestrae caritatis agnouimus et amamus.
Moreover, as for what your charity acclaimed, "Either here or nowhere," we recognize and love the voice of your charity in that.
hoc etiam nos non nunc primum, sed semper cogitamus, semper optamus.
This we too contemplate and always desire, not now for the first time, but always.
idem est et animus, quod praecipue necessarium est, fratris et coepiscopi nostri, episcopi uestri Deuterii.
The mind of our brother and co-bishop, your bishop Deuterius, which is especially necessary, is also the same.
olim nobis notus est animus eius.
His mind has been known to us for a long time.
nobiscum preces de hac re domino fudit cum concilio, ubi hoc illis qui foris sunt promisimus et obtulimus.
He poured out prayers with us to the Lord concerning this matter along with the council, where we promised and offered this to those who are outside.
iam de hac re subscriptiones nostrae retinentur.
Already our signatures concerning this matter are preserved.
numquam enim nos ita honorem nostrum fouemus, ut unitati inuideamus.
For we never so cherish our honor as to envy unity.
minores simus honore, cum simus maiores dilectione.
Let us be smaller in honor, since we are greater in love.
nouimus quemadmodum inuitanda sit infirmitas, ut perficiatur unitas.
We know how weakness is to be invited, so that unity may be perfected.