St. Peter Chrysologus: Selected Sermons and St. Valerian Homilies

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CONTENTS ST. PETER CHRYSOLOGUS INTRODUCTION 1. The Prodigal Son and His Brother: The Prodigal's Departure 2. The Son's Return to His Father 3. The Father's Welcome to the Son 4. The Elder Brother's Jealousy 5. The Two Sons as Types of the Gentiles and the Jews. The Allegorical Interpretation 6. On Joy over the Call of the Gentiles to the Faith and to Grace 11. The Fast and Temptation of Christ 20. The Calming of the Storm at Sea 22. Contempt of Earthly Goods 27. Scandal 36. The Daughter of Jairus and the Woman with the Hemorrhage as Types of the Synagogue and the Church 38. The Patient Endurance of Injuries 40. The Good Sheperd 43. Prayer, Fasting, and Almsgiving 44. The Counsel of the Ungodly, the Way of Sinners, and the Chair of Pestilence 47. The Parable of the Pearl and the Net Cast into the Sea 57. On the Apostle's Creed 61. On the Apostle's Creed 67. The Lord's Prayer 70. The Lord's Prayer 74. Christ's Resurrection 80. Christ Appears to the Women Returning from the Tomb 83. Christ Appears to the Eleven Disciples at Table 88. The Angel Announces the Birth of John the Baptist 93. The Conversion of Magdalen 95. The Conversion of Magdalen Allegorically Interpreted 96. The Parable of the Cockle 98. The Parable of the Grain of Mustard Seed 101. Christian Fearlessness of Death 108. Man as Both a Priest and a Sacrifice to God 109. The Whole Man, Body and Soul, as a Reasonable Sacrifice to God 111. Original Sin 112. Death through Adam; Life and Grace through Christ 114. Slaves to the Law and to Grace 115. The Abrogation of the Law in Favor of the New Covenant of Grace 116. The Law as an Occasion of Sin 117. The First Adam, and the Last Adam, Born of a Virgin 120. Two Patterns: Wordly Life and Christ's Life 122. The Rich Man and Lazarus 129. St. Cyprian, Martyr 132. The Unity of the Faithful in Prayer 133. St. Andrew the Apostle 134. St. Felicitas, Martyr 135. St. Lawrence 138. Peace 140. The Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary 141. The Incarnation of Christ 145. The Birth of Christ, and Joseph's Desire to Put Mary away 146. The Birth of Christ, Joseph the Affianced Husband, and Mary the Betrothed Mother 147. The Mystery of the Incarnation 148. The Mystery of the Incarnation 149. The Birth of Christ and the Peace of Christians 152. The Slaughter of the Holy Innocents 154. St. Stephen, the First Martyr 155. The Desecration of New Year's Day by Pagan Practices 156. Epiphany and the Magi 165. On the Consecration of Projectus, Bishop of Forum Cornelium 166. The Lenten Fast 170. Christ, Our Example in Manifold Ways; The Vocation of the Apostles; The Counsel of Poverty APPENDIX: Letter to Eutyches ST. VALERIAN INTRODUCTION Homily 1: Discipline Homily 2: The Narrow Way Homily 3: The Narrow Way Homily 4: Unkept Vows Homily 5: Insolence of the Tongue Homily 6: Idle Words Homily 7: Mercy Homily 8: Mercy Homily 9: Mercy Homily 10: Parasites Homily 11: The Attribution of All Our Good Works to God Homily 12: The Preservation of Peace Homily 13: The New Law as the Complement of the Old Homily 14: Humility Homily 15: The Excellence of Martyrdom Homily 16: The Excellence of Martyrdom Homily 17: The Excellence of Martyrdom Homily 18: The Martyrdom of the Mother and Her Seven Sons Homily 19: The Termination of Lent: A Sermon for Easter Sunday Homily 20: Covetousness APPENDIX: Letter to the Monks INDEX