St. Peter Chrysologus: Selected Sermons, Volume 3 (Fathers of the Church)

With this third volume, all of the authentic sermons of St Peter Chrysologus (c.406-50) are now available in new translations. Over one hundred sermons by the Archbishop of Ravenna are published here, the majority homilies on texts from the Gospels, including his preaching on the liturgical seasons. CONTENTS Preface Abbreviations Select Bibliography 72a A First on the Lord’s Passion 72b A Second on the Lord’s Passion 73 On the Holy Day of Easter 75 A Second on the Lord’s Resurrection 76 A Third on the Lord’s Resurrection 77 A Fourth on the Lord’s Resurrection 78 A Fifth on the Lord’s Resurrection 79 A Sixth on the Lord’s Resurrection 81 An Eighth on the Lord’s Resurrection 82 A Ninth on the Lord’s Resurrection 84 An Eleventh on the Lord’s Resurrection 85 On the Middle of the Fifty Days 85a [A Second] On the Middle of the Fifty Days 85b On the Day of Pentecost 86 Sermon on Zechariah, After the Most Blessed Bishop Peter of Ravenna Was Silent 87 A Second 89 A Fourth 90 A Fifth 91 A Sixth 92 A Seventh 94 A Second 97 A Second on the Tares 99 A Fourth on the Same 99a Against the Pharisees; On the Gospel Text:A Certain Pharisee Asked Jesus to Dine with Him, and Jesus Cured the Man with Dropsy 100 On the Syrophoenician Woman 102 On the Centurion’s Servant 103 When He Raised the Widow’s Son from the Dead 104 On the Rich Man Whose Field Yielded a Fruitful Harvest 105 On the Infirmity the Woman Had for Eighteen Years 106 On the Fig Tree to Be Chopped Down 110 A Third 113 A Sixth 118 An Eleventh 121 On Lazarus and the Rich Man 123 A Third on the Same 124 A Fourth on the Same 125 On the Unjust Steward 126 A Second on the Same 127 On the Birth of St. John the Baptist 128 On the Birth of St. Apollinaris 130 On the Birth of a Bishop 130a On the Ordination of a Bishop 131 On the Gospel Where It Says: “If anyone keeps my word, he will not see death forever” 136 In Praise of the Holy Bishop Adelphius 137 When John Flees to the Desert 139 On the Gospel Where It Says: “If mybrother sins against me” 140a On the Nativity of the Lord 140b on the Birth of the Lord 142 on the Annunciation of the Lord 143 on the Annunciation of the Lord 144 on the Annunciation of the Lord 148a 150 On the Lord’s Flight into Egypt 151 A Second on the Same 153 A Second on Herod and the Infants 155a on January First 157 A Second on Epiphany 158 A Third on Epiphany 160 A Fourth on Epiphany 161 On the Servant Who Came in from the Field 162 Where It Says: “Teacher, tell my brotherto divide the in heritance with me” 163 Where It Says: “Do not be anxious about your life, about what you are to eat” 164 Where It Says: “I have come to light a fire on the earth” 167 A Second on Fasting 168 Where It Says: “Tax collectors and sinners drew near to the Lord to listen to him” 169 On the Woman Who Lost the Silver Coin 171 Where It Is Said by the Pharisees that the Lord’s Disciples Ate with Unwashed Hands 172 Where It Says: “Woe to you lawyers, youtake away the key of knowledge, have not gained entrance yourselves, and have hindered others from entering” 173 On John the Baptist and Herod 174 A Second on the Same 175 When Marcellinus Was Made Bishop of Voghenza on the First of November 176 On the Man Born Blind 177 On the Anger of Brothers 178 On Loving One’s Enemies 179 indices General Index Index of Holy Scripture This volume is the third in the Fathers of the Church series to make available selected sermons of St. Peter Chrysologus (ca. 406-50), Archbishop of Ravenna and Doctor of the Church. With its publication, all of the authentic sermons of Chrysologus are now available in English. A gifted homilist, Chrysologus manifested great reverence for the Scriptures as divine communication and made them accessible to his congregation. Making use of imagery drawn from Ravenna's natural surroundings as well as from some of the professions occupied by members of his flock, Chrysologus explained orthodox doctrine and promoted spiritual development. The Gospels occupy the foreground in most of his sermons, yet Chrysologus allows the reader a glimpse of the daily life, religious debates, political milieu, and Christian belief and practice in mid-fifth-century Ravenna. In this volume are several expositions of St. Paul's letters and some sermons delivered on the feast days of saints and at the consecrations of new bishops. Most of the selections, however, are homilies on texts from the four Gospels that Chrysologus interpreted throughout the year. of Lent, Easter, Pentecost, the period immediately prior to Christmas, and the Christmas and Epiphany cycle. AFTER THE HEAVENLY MIRACLE of the Virgin birth shone throughout the whole world, the joyful festivities marking the Lord's birth were completed, and the venerable feast of Epiphany also has been celebrated, the Lord foretells the sequence of the events surrounding his Passion to his disciples when he speaks as follows: Behold, we are now going up to Jerusalem, he says, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests, and they will condemn him to death, and they will hand him over to the gentiles, and they will mock him and spit at him, and after three days he will rise (Mt 20.18-19). Translated By William B. Palardy. Vol. 1 Published In 1953, By Fathers Of The Church, New York, Under Title: Saint Peter Chrysologus : Selected Sermons; And Saint Valerian : Homilies. Vol. 2 Published In 2004, By The Catholic University America Press, Washington D.c., Under Title: Saint Peter Chrysologus: Selected Sermons; Volume 2. Includes Bibliographical References (p. Xiii-xvi) And Indexes. Maximos the Confessor's penetrating theological vision found expression in an unparalleled synthesis of biblical exegesis, ascetic spirituality, patristic theology, and Greek philosophy. On Difficulties in Sacred Scripture, presented here in a complete English translation, contains Maximos's theological interpretations of sixty-five difficult passages from the Old and New Testaments. Vol. 1 published in 1953, by Fathers of the Church, New York, under title: Saint Peter Chrysologus : selected sermons; and Saint Valerian : homilies. Vol. 2 published 2004, by The Catholic Univeristy America Press, Washington D.C., under title: Saint Peter Chrysologus: selected sermons; volume 2. Includes bibliographical references (p. xiii-xvi) and indexes