St. John Chrysostom on Repentance and Almsgiving (Fathers of the Church)

TABLE OF 1.) When He Returned from the Countryside -- 2.) On Repentance, the Melancholy of King Ahab, and Jonah the Prophet -- 3.) Concerning Almsgiving and the Ten Virgins -- 4.) On Repentance and Prayer -- 5.) On Fasting and the Prophet Jonah, [the Prophet] Daniel, and the Three Youths -- 6.) On Fasting -- 7.) On Repentance and Compunction -- 8.) [On Repentance and the Church] -- 9.) On Repentance and Those Who Have Forsaken the Assemblies, and about the Sacred Table and Judgment -- 10.) A Sermon on Almsgiving -- * a.) General Index ** b.) Index of Holy Scripture. St. John Chrysostom Delivered Nine Homilies On Repentance In Antioch Of Syria Sometime Between 386 And 387. With Conviction And Certitude, He Preached That Repentance Was A Necessity For Both The Sinner And The Righteous Man. This Volume Presents Chrysostom's Homilies On Repentance And Includes A Sermon On Almsgiving That He Preached In Antioch During The Winter Months In 387. Chrysostom's Work Reveals That Repentance Is An Indestructible Pillar Of The All-holy, Universal And Immutable Church Of Christ. He Believed That Repentance Is The Liturgical Tool That Rejuvenates Sinners And Admits Them Into The Life-giving Eucharist Where They Experience Fully And Dynamically The Concrete Presence Of God. In His Introduction To The Homilies, Fr. Gus Christo Includes A Succinct Biography Of Chrysostom Within Which He Sets The Homilies In Their Chronological Context. He Also Provides An Overview Of Repentance And Discusses The Ecclesiological Nature Of Chrysostom's Theology. 1. When He Returned From The Countryside -- 2. On Repentance, The Melancholy Of King Ahab, And Jonah The Prophet -- 3. Concerning Almsgiving And The Ten Virgins -- 4. On Repentance And Prayer -- 5. On Fasting And The Prophet Jonah, [the Prophet] Daniel, And The Three Youths -- 6. On Fasting -- 7. On Repentance And Compunction -- 8. [on Repentance And The Church] -- 9. On Repentance And Those Who Have Forsaken The Assemblies, And About The Sacred Table And Judgment -- 10. A Sermon On Almsgiving. St. John Chrysostom ; Translated By Gus George Christo. Includes Bibliographical References (p. Ix-x) And Indexes. St. John Chrysostom CONTENTS SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY INTRODUCTION Homily 1— When He Returned from the Countryside 1 2 3 4 Homily 2— On Repentance, on the Melancholy of King Ahab, and on Jonah the Prophet 1 2 3 4 5 Homily 3— Concerning Almsgiving and the Ten Virgins 1 2 3 4 Homily 4— On Repentance and Prayer 1 2 3 5 Homily 5— On Fasting and the Prophet Jonah, [the Prophet] Daniel and the Three Youths. Delivered on ... 1 2 3 4 5 Homily 6— On Fasting: Preached during the Sixth Week of the Holy Forty-Day Fast 1 2 3 4 5 Homily 7— On Repentance and Compunction1 1 2 324 4 5 6 7 Homily 8 1 2 3 4 Homily 9— On Repentance and about Those Who Have Forsaken the Assemblies, and about the Sacred Table... Homily 10— A Sermon on Almsgiving 1 2 3 4 5 6 INDICES General Index A B C D E F G H I J K M N O P R S T U V W Z Index of Holy Scripture Old Testament Genesis Exodus Numbers Deuteronomy Joshua 2 Samuel 1 Kings 2 Kings I Chronicles (= 3 Kings) Job Psalms Proverbs Song of Songs Sirach Isaiah Isaiah Jeremiah Ezekiel Daniel Hosea Jonah Zechariah New Testament Matthew Mark Luke John Acts of the Apostles Romans I Corinthians 2 Corinthians Galatians Ephesians Philippians 1 Thessalonians 2 Thessalonians 1 Timothy Hebrews James 1 Peter