Letter 4021: Your subdeacon Vigilius has proven through experience the qualities that earned him your appointment.

To Bishop Constantius, from Ennodius. Your subdeacon Vigilius has proven through experience the qualities that earned him your appointment. I commend him to your continued attention and trust that his service will only grow more valuable with time. The Church needs men like him — competent, faithful, and ready to serve. May God strengthen him in his vocation. Farewell.

XXI. CONSTANTIO EPISCOPO ENNODIVS. Vigilius subdiaconus uester experiri uoluit quanta mihi a uobis caritas redderetur et ad occasionem profectus sui coniunctionem nostram conatus adducere, statum inter nos amicitiae, dum augetur honoribus, uult metiri, quatenus ad ipsum fructus redeat, quem ex diligentiae messe condidimus. hunc, si mereor, ad diaconii sacramenta perducite, ut dignitas praefati ad spem mihi proficiat maiora poscendi. sed ne petitionem 2 subleuate] finit add. B XX. 6 exercitnr B diligentiae bonum Pb 8 alloquiiB LTV, eloqtnis Pb 9 que B 10 culmine B accipisset B 11 debitae] neetrae Sirm. teetarentur B caritatis eese LPT Vb negliens B 19 labore (e in ras.) B 18 foederia B a*d (b erae.) L 14 saluti B 16 gratuleris] flnit add. B XXI. 19 anbdiaconfa B i T 20 coclsionem L1 • ****profectoB L 22 quatinuB T 24 diaeoni Lb perducitis P1, perdnoatifl b VI. 8 meam negatus frustretur effectus, sic concessum. meritis uestris locum per longa temporum interualla teneatis.