Excerpt from Collectio Selecta Ss; Ecclesie Patrum, Vol. 91: Complectens Exquisitissima Opera, Tum Dogmatica Et Moralia, Tum Apologetica Et Oratoria
Ruin, sed illud agebat, ut trium dierum cessationem repe riret. Nam sine divino nutu, bonum nullum In no'stiios animes venerit notos vero divmus labbre� nobiscum aggreditur, cosque przeclare sublevat, si preces videata nobis diligi, nosque assidue Deum orar�, ac sperare cuneta inde ad nds bona descehsura. Quando igitur ali quem video a precatiohis studio abesse, neque illins ar denti ac vehementi amore teneri; lam mihi exploratum est, nihil ab ce' m�gnificum, nihil praeclarum pessid�ri. Quando vere aliquem corno in Dee colendo sine satietate p'ersistere, quique non precari asmdue in magnis nume ret detrimentis; omnium illum virtutum acerrimum cul torem Deiqrie templum esse conpcm. Quod si amictus hominls, pedum gressus, et risus dentium quae in eo sunt, retegit, secundum sapienlem Salomenem multo magis preeatio, Beique cultus, est justilize argumentum; eum illa, vestis quaedam sit spiritualis ac divina, quae mcntes nostra's magno decoro ac pulchritudine induit, et: exornat q'urb singulerum Vivendi rationem dirigit.
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John Chrysostom (349 - 407)
Read freely text sermons and articles by the speaker John Chrysostom in text and pdf format Archbishop of Constantinople, was an important Early Church Father. He is known for his preaching and public speaking, his denunciation of abuse of authority by both ecclesiastical and political leaders, the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, and his ascetic sensibilities. The epithet Χρυσόστομος (Chrysostomos, anglicized as Chrysostom) means "golden-mouthed" in Greek and given for his celebrated eloquence.The Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic churches honor him as a saint and count him among the Three Holy Hierarchs, together with Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzus. He is recognized by the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church as a saint and as a Doctor of the Church. Churches of the Western tradition, including the Roman Catholic Church, some Anglican provinces, and some Lutheran churches, commemorate him on 13 September. Some other Lutheran churches and Anglican provinces commemorate him on the traditional Eastern feast day of 27 January. Chrysostom's extant homiletical works are vast, including many hundreds of exegetical homilies on both the New Testament (especially the works of Saint Paul) and the Old Testament (particularly on Genesis). Among his extant exegetical works are sixty-seven homilies on Genesis, fifty-nine on the Psalms, ninety on the Gospel of Matthew, eighty-eight on the Gospel of John, and fifty-five on the Acts of the Apostles.
John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople, was an important Early Church Father. He is known for his eloquence in preaching and public speaking, and his denunciation of abuse of authority by both ecclesiastical and political leaders.
Chrysostom is known in Christianity chiefly as a preacher, theologian and liturgist, particularly in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
During a time when city clergy were subject to criticism for their high lifestyle, John was determined to reform his clergy in Constantinople. These efforts were met with resistance and limited success. He was an excellent preacher. As a theologian, he has been and continues to be very important in Eastern Christianity, and is generally considered the most prominent doctor of the Greek Church, but has been less important to Western Christianity.
His writings have survived to the present day more so than any of the other Greek Fathers. He rejected the contemporary trend for allegory, instead speaking plainly and applying Bible passages and lessons to everyday life.
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