Victor Justin, Pious, Blessed, Renowned, Ever Triumphant Augustus, to the Most Holy (Most Sacred) and Blessed Archbishop and Patriarch (of the Holy City of Rome), Hormisdas.

Know, most religious Father, that what we have long sought with utmost zeal has been accomplished, even before those whom you sent have arrived. Know that John, the most blessed bishop of New (our) Rome, together with his clergy, aligns himself with you, free from ambiguities and divisions. He has signed the document you had requested to be presented, consistent with the council of the most holy Fathers. All are coming together eagerly to receive both your vows and those of the See of Constantinople, illuminated by the bright light of truth. All hasten most willingly along this clear path, delighting in the holy decrees and the most approved laws.

With the decisions of certain individuals affirmed, who held the right path, and others corrected who wandered uncertainly, the situation is such that they too, by the unity of their minds, worship the unity of the undivided Trinity. It has been decreed that, henceforth, the memory of Acacius, the traitor and former bishop of this (royal) city, will not be mentioned among the divine mysteries, nor will that of other priests who either initially violated the apostolic decrees or became successors to the error without any repentance until their final day.

Since all our regions need to be informed to follow the example of this royal city, we have decided to send the principal edicts everywhere. We are driven by such devotion to religion and such zeal for the peace of the Catholic faith to ensure the heavenly peace of our republic and the reconciliation of my subjects with divine protection. For what could be more pleasant, more just, or more illustrious than for those who are united under the same kingdom and illuminated by the same faith to not engage in diverse conflicts but to, with unified intentions, venerate decrees not born of human thought but of the wisdom of the Divine Spirit?

May the sanctity of your religion pray that what is being pursued with vigilant effort for the concord of the Catholic Church’s faith will, with the help of divine grace, be preserved in perpetual continuity.