St. Peter Chrysologus: Selected Sermons, Volume 3

393 Pages·2005·2.8 MB·English

by  William Palardy

THE FATHERS
OF THE CHURCH
A NEW TRANSLATION
VOLUME 110
THE FATHERS
OF THE CHURCH
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ST. PETER
CHRYSOLOGUS
SELECTED SERMONS
VOLUME 3
Translated by
WILLIAM B. PALARDY
St. John’s Seminary School of Theology
Brighton, Massachusetts
THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA PRESS
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library of congress cataloging-in-publication data
Peter, Chrysologus, Saint, Archbishop of Ravenna, ca. 400–450.
[Sermons. English. Selections]
St. Peter Chrysologus : selected sermons / translated by William B. Palardy.
p. cm. — (The Fathers of the church, a new translation, v. 110)
Vol. 1published in 1953, by Fathers of the Church, New York, under ti-
tle: Saint Peter Chrysologus : selected sermons; and Saint Valerian : homi-
lies. Vol. 2published in 2004, by The Catholic University of America Press,
Washington, D.C., under title: Saint Peter Chrysologus : selected sermons;
volume 2.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
isbn0-8132-0110-1(alk. paper)
1. Sermons, Latin—Translations into English. 2. Sermons, Early
Christian. I. Title: Saint Peter Chrysologus. II. Title. III. Fathers of
the church ; v. 110. IV. Series.
br60.f3P4742004
252´.014—dc22
2004004195
In memory of my mother and father

CONTENTS
Preface xi
Abbreviations xiii
Select Bibliography xv
selected sermons, volume 3
72a A First on the Lord’s Passion 1
72b A Second on the Lord’s Passion 6
73 On the Holy Day of Easter 12
75 A Second on the Lord’s Resurrection 15
76 A Third on the Lord’s Resurrection 20
77 A Fourth on the Lord’s Resurrection 25
78 A Fifth on the Lord’s Resurrection 31
79 A Sixth on the Lord’s Resurrection 35
81 An Eighth on the Lord’s Resurrection 39
82 A Ninth on the Lord’s Resurrection 44
84 An Eleventh on the Lord’s Resurrection 49
85 On the Middle of the Fifty Days 55
85a [A Second] On the Middle of the Fifty Days 58
85b On the Day of Pentecost 60
86 Sermon on Zechariah, After the
Most Blessed Bishop Peter of Ravenna
Was Silent 63
87 A Second <on Zechariah> 68
89 A Fourth <on Zechariah> 73
90 A Fifth <on Zechariah> 79
viii CONTENTS
91 A Sixth <on Zechariah> 85
92 A Seventh <on Zechariah> 91
94 A Second <on the Meal of the Pharisee> 95
97 A Second on the Tares 100
99 A Fourth on the Same <or on the
Parable about the Yeast> 105
99a Against the Pharisees; On the Gospel Text:
A Certain Pharisee Asked Jesus to Dine with
Him, and Jesus Cured the Man with Dropsy 110
100 On the Syrophoenician Woman 114
102 On the Centurion’s Servant 117
103 When He Raised the Widow’s Son from
the Dead 123
104 On the Rich Man Whose Field Yielded a
Fruitful Harvest 128
105 On the Infirmity the Woman Had for
Eighteen Years 132
106 On the Fig Tree to Be Chopped Down 137
110 A Third <on the Apostle> 142
113 A Sixth <on the Apostle> 146
118 An Eleventh <on the Apostle> 150
121 On Lazarus and the Rich Man 155
123 A Third on the Same 161
124 A Fourth on the Same 169
125 On the Unjust Steward 175
126 A Second on the Same 181
127 On the Birth of St. John the Baptist 187
128 On the Birth of St. Apollinaris 192
130 On the Birth of a Bishop 195
130a On the Ordination of a Bishop 198
CONTENTS ix
131 On the Gospel Where It Says: “If anyone
keeps my word, he will not see death forever” 200
136 In Praise of the Holy Bishop Adelphius 206
137 When John Flees to the Desert 209
139 On the Gospel Where It Says: “If my
brother sins against me” 216
140a On the Nativity of the Lord 221
140b <A Second> on the Birth of the Lord 225
142 <A Second> on the Annunciation of the Lord 229
143 <A Third> on the Annunciation of the Lord 236
144 <A Fourth> on the Annunciation of the Lord 242
148a <A Fourth on the Nativity of the Lord> 248
150 On the Lord’s Flight into Egypt 251
151 A Second on the Same 257
153 A Second on Herod and the Infants 261
155a <A Second> on January First 264
157 A Second on Epiphany 267
158 A Third on Epiphany 272
160 A Fourth on Epiphany 277
161 On the Servant Who Came in from the Field 282
162 Where It Says: “Teacher, tell my brother
to divide the inheritance with me” 288
163 Where It Says: “Do not be anxious
about your life, about what you are to eat” 292
164 Where It Says: “I have come to light a
fire on the earth” 297
167 A Second on Fasting 303
168 Where It Says: “Tax collectors and sinners
drew near to the Lord to listen to him” 308
169 On the Woman Who Lost the Silver Coin 312