Leo The Great: Sermons

449 Pages·1996·14.397 MB·English

by  by Leo the Great (Author)

THE
FATHERS
OF THE
CHURCH
st. leo the great
sermons
translated by Jane Patricia Freeland, C.s.B.J., and
agnes Josephine Conway, s.s.J.
THE FATHERS
OF THE CHURCH
A NEW TRANSLATION
VOLUME 93
THE FATHERS
OF THE CHURCH
A NEW TRANSLATION
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ST. LEO THE
GREAT
SERMONS
Translated by
JANE PATRICIA FREELAND, C.S.].B.
AGNES JOSEPHINE CONWAY, S.S.].
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATAWGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA
Leo I, Pope, d. 461.
[Selections. English. 1995]
Sermons I St. Leo the Great; translated by Jane Patricia
Freeland, Agnes Josephine Conway.
p. cm. - (The Fathers of the church; v. 93)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Sermons, Latin-Translations into English. 2. Catholic
Church-
Sermons. I. Jane Patricia, Sister, 1910- . II. Conway, Agnes
Josephine, 1921- . III. Title. IV. Series.
BR60.F3L42 1995
[BR65·L42]
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ISBN 0-8132-0093-8
CONTENTS
Abbreviations vii
Bibliography ix
Introduction 3
His Elevation to the See of Peter 17
Annual Collections 34
Days of Fast in December 49
Christmas 76
Epiphany 132
Days of Fast in Lent 166
Lenten Sermon on the Transfiguration 218
Passion of the Lord 225
Ascension 322
Pentecost 330
Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul 352
Commemorating Alaric's Invasion of Rome 360
Martyrdom of the Maccabees 362
Feast of St. Lawrence 365
Days of Fast in September 368
On the Beatitudes 394
Against Eutyches 401
General Index
Scriptural Index
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ABBREVIATIONS
CCL Corpus Christianorum Series Latina. Vol. 138-138A. Sancti Leonis
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CMH Cambridge Medieval History. Ed. G. M. Gwatkin and J. P. Whitney.
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DThC Dictionnaire de Theologie Catholique. Ed. A. Vacant, E. Mangenot, and
E. Amann. Vol. 9. Paris: Letouzey et Anc~, 1926.
EDR Encyclopedic Dictionary of Religion. Ed. Paul Meagher, O.P.; Thomas
C. O'Brien; and Consuelo Maria Aherne, S.S.]. Washington, DC:
Corpus Publications, 1979.
ER Encyclopedia of Religion. Ed. Mircea Eliade. New York: Macmillan,
1987.
FOTC The Fathers of the Church. New York: Cima Publishing Co., 1947-
1949; New York: FOTC, Inc., 1949-1960; Washington, DC: The
Catholic University of America Press, 1960-.
JBC The Jerome Biblical Commentary. Ed. R. Brown,]. Fitzmyer, and
R. Murphy. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1968.
NCE The New Catholic Encyclopedia. Prepared by an editorial staff at the
Catholic University of America (Washington, DC). New York:
McGraw-Hill, 1967.
NPNF A Select Library of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of the Christian
Church. Ed. Philip Schaff and Henry Wace. 2nd series. Vol. 12: The
Letters and Sermons of Leo the Great, Bishop of Rome. Trans. Charles L.
Feltoe. New York: The Christian Literature Company, 1895.
PL Patrologiae Cursus Completus: Series Latina. Ed. ].-P. Migne. Vol.
54-56: Sancti Leonis Magni Romani Pontificis Omnia Opera. Ed. P. and
H. Bellardinus. Paris: Migne, 1846.
PLS Patrologiae Latinae Supplementum. Vol. 3. Ed. Adalbertus Ham
man. Paris: Ed. Garnier Freres, 1963.
SC Sources Chretiennes. Ed. H. de Lubac, S.J.; and]. Danielou, S.].
Leon le Grand: Sermons. Trans. Dom Rene Dolle. Paris: Editions du
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Jalland, T. G. The Life and Times of St. Leo the Great. London: Society for the
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Kelly, J. N. D. "Leo I, Saint." In The Oxford Dictionary ofP opes, 43-45. Oxford:
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