Cyril of Scythopolis. Life of Abba Cyriacus of the Laura of Souka in The Lives of the Monks of Palestine (Cistercian Studies No. 114)(R.M. Price, Trans.) Cistercian Publications. 2008.
Palamas: Homily on virtues and their opposite passions
St. Gregory Palamas. Homily 33: On virtues and their opposite passions in Saint Gregory Palamas: The Homilies. (C. Veniamin, Trans.) Mount Tabor Publishing. 2009.
Palamas: Homily on St. John the Theologian
St. Gregory Palamas. Homily 44: On the Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian wHo Was Especially Beloved of Christ in Saint Gregory Palamas: The Homilies. (C. Veniamin, Trans.) Mount Tabor Publishing. 2009.
Irenaeus: On the Apostolic Preaching, Pt. 2, Ch. 3-4
St. Irenaeus of Lyons. The Demonstration of the Apostolic Preaching, Part 2, Ch. 3-4 in On the Apostolic Preaching (Popular Patristics, vol. 17)(J. Behr, Trans.) Yonkers, NY: St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press. 1997.
The Anonymous History of Abbot Ceolfrith
The following text honoring St. Ceolfrith is shared in commemoration of his feast day on September 25.
The Anonymous History of Abbot Ceolfrith in The Age of Bede (J.F. Webb. D.H, Farmer, Trans.) Penguin Classics. 2004.
Irenaeus: On the Apostolic Preaching, Pt. 2, Ch. 1-2
St. Irenaeus of Lyons. The Demonstration of the Apostolic Preaching, Part 2, Ch. 1-2 in On the Apostolic Preaching (Popular Patristics, vol. 17)(J. Behr, Trans.) Yonkers, NY: St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press. 1997.
Irenaeus: On the Apostolic Preaching, Preface & Part 1
St. Irenaeus of Lyons. The Demonstration of the Apostolic Preaching, Preface and Part 1 in On the Apostolic Preaching (Popular Patristics, vol. 17)(J. Behr, Trans.) Yonkers, NY: St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press. 1997.
Asterius of Amasea: On Phocas
The following text honoring St. Phocas the Gardener is shared in commemoration of his feast day on September 22.
Asterius of Amasea. A homily on the Martyr Phocas in ‘Let us die that we may live’: Greek Homilies on Christian Martyrs from Asia Minor, Palestine and Syria (c. AD 350-AD 450) (J. Leemans, W. Mayer, P. Allen, B. Dehandschutter, ed.) Routledge. 2003.
Nyssa: The Beatitudes III
St. Gregory Nyssa. The Beatitudes: Homily 3, in The Lord’s Prayer, The Beatitudes (Ancient Christian Writers vol. 18)(Catholic University of America Press), trans. H.C. Graef
Basil: To the Rich
St. Basil the Great. To the Rich in On Social Justice (Popular Patristics, vol. 38)(C. Paul Shroeder, Trans.) Yonkers, NY: St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press. 2009.
Nyssa: The Beatitudes II
St. Gregory Nyssa. The Beatitudes: Homily 2, in The Lord’s Prayer, The Beatitudes (Ancient Christian Writers vol. 18)(Catholic University of America Press), trans. H.C. Graef
Basil: To Young Men
St. Basil the Great. Address to Young Men on How They Might Derive Benefit from Greek Literature in Letters, vol. IV (Loeb Classical Library)(R. J. Deferrari, M. R. P. McGuire, Trans.) Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. 1934.
Asterius of Amasea: Ecphrasis on the Holy Martyr Euphemia
The following text honoring St. Euphemia is shared in commemoration of her feast day on September 16.
Asterius of Amasea. Ecphrasis on the Holy Martyr Euphemia in ‘Let us die that we may live’: Greek Homilies on Christian Martyrs from Asia Minor, Palestine and Syria (c. AD 350-AD 450) (J. Leemans, W. Mayer, P. Allen, B. Dehandschutter, ed.) Routledge. 2003.
Andrew of Crete: On the Precious Cross
St. Andrew of Crete. Oration X: On the Universal Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross. PG 97, cols. 1017–1036
Ambrose: On Theodosius
This funeral oration is shared today, in commemoration of the Feast of the Precious and Lifegiving Cross, because of the extended discussion in the final third of the homily of the discovery of the cross by the empress St. Helen.
St. Ambrose of Milan. Funeral Oration on the Death of Emperor Theodosius in Funeral Orations (Fathers of the Church, vol. 22)(R. J. Deferrari, trans.) Catholic University of America. 1953.
Basil: Give Heed to Thyself
St. Basil the Great. Homily on the Words: ‘Give Heed to Thyself’ in Ascetical Works (The Fathers of the Church, vol. 9)(Sr. M. M. Wagner, Trans.) Washington, DC: Catholic University of America Press. 1998.
Palamas: On Plague
St. Gregory Palamas. Homily 39: Delivered at the Supplicatory Procession Held on Account of the Unusual, Widespread and Deadly Plague at that Time in Saint Gregory Palamas: The Homilies. (C. Veniamin, Trans.) Mount Tabor Publishing. 2009.
Palamas: On the Nativity
St. Gregory Palamas. Homily 42: On the Saving Nativity of Our Most Pure Lady, Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary in Saint Gregory Palamas: The Homilies. (C. Veniamin, Trans.) Mount Tabor Publishing. 2009.
Kosmas Vestitor: On Joachim and Anna
Kosmas Vestitor. Sermon on the Holy Joachim and Anna, Glorious Parents of the Theotokos Mary in Wider than the Heaven: Eighth-century Homilies on the Mother of God (Popular Patristics vol. 35) (M. B. Cunningham, trans.) SVS Press. 2008.
John of Damascus: Oration on the Nativity of the Holy Theotokos Mary
John of Damascus. Oration on the Nativity of the Holy Theotokos Mary in Wider than the Heaven: Eighth-century Homilies on the Mother of God (Popular Patristics vol. 35) (M. B. Cunningham, trans.) SVS Press. 2008.