The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
Vernacular Gospel Sermons, Saints' Feasts, and Christian Teaching in Late Anglo-Saxon EnglandBy Ælfric
Length22h 34m
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The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church presents Ælfric's carefully ordered cycle of vernacular sermons, chiefly associated with the Catholic Homilies, which interpret the liturgical year through Scripture, patristic teaching, saints' lives, and practical Christian instruction. Written in lucid, rhythmically balanced Old English prose, the collection translates learned Latin theology into an accessible yet intellectually disciplined form. Ælfric's characteristic restraint—his preference for doctrinal clarity over sensational miracle narratives—places the work within the Benedictine Reform and makes it a central monument of late Anglo-Saxon religious and literary culture. The homilies illuminate both the beliefs of the period and the sophisticated possibilities of English prose. Ælfric, a monk and teacher associated with the reforming monasteries of Winchester and Cerne, composed these sermons around the turn of the eleventh century. His education in Latin theology, his commitment to monastic renewal, and his concern that priests and laypeople understand orthodox Christian doctrine all shaped the collection. Writing amid a culture in which preaching was essential to religious formation, he adapted authoritative sources for an English-speaking audience without sacrificing theological precision. His work consequently reveals an author who was simultaneously translator, educator, theologian, and literary craftsman. This volume is indispensable for readers interested in Old English literature, medieval preaching, Anglo-Saxon history, or the development of English prose. It rewards close study as a theological document and as a deliberate act of cultural translation, showing how an intellectually ambitious writer made universal Christian teaching persuasive within a specific English community. Scholars will value its engagement with patristic tradition and manuscript culture, while general readers can appreciate its clarity, narrative skill, and vivid account of early medieval religious life.
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GenreSpirituality and Religion
Length22 hrs 34 mins
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Publish dateDec 8, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Suppressed Gospels and Epistles of the Original New Testament of Jesus Christ (Annotated)
2VOL. I.
3By BENJAMIN THORPE, F.S.A.
4LONDON
5PRINTED FOR THE ÆLFRIC SOCIETY.
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6PREFACE.
7INCIPIT PRÆFATIO HUJUS LIBRI.
8PRÆFATIO.
9PREFACE.
10INCIPIT LIBER CATHOLICORUM SERMONUM ANGLICE, IN ÆCCLESIA PER ANNUM RECITANDORUM.
11HERE BEGINNETH THE BOOK OF CATHOLIC SERMONS IN ENGLISH, TO BE RECITED IN CHURCH DURING THE YEAR.
12SERMO DE INITIO CREATURÆ, AD POPULUM, QUANDO VOLUERIS.
13SERMON ON THE BEGINNING OF CREATION, TO THE PEOPLE, WHENEVER YOU WILL.
14VIII. K L . JAN.
15DECEMBER XXV.
16SERMO DE NATALE DOMINI.
17SERMON ON THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD.
18VII. K L . JAN.
19DECEMBER XXVI.
20PASSIO BEATI STEPHANI, PROTOMARTYRIS.
21THE PASSION OF THE BLESSED STEPHEN, PROTOMARTYR.
22VI. KA L . JAN.
23DECEMBER XXVII.
24ASSUMPTIO S CI IOHANNIS APOSTOLI.
25THE ASSUMPTION OF SAINT JOHN THE APOSTLE.
26V. K L . JAN.
27DECEMBER XXVIII.
28NATALE INNOCENTIUM INFANTUM.
29THE NATIVITY OF THE INNOCENTS.
30K L . JA N .
31JANUARY I.
32OCTABAS ET CIRCUMCISIO DOMINI NOSTRI.
33THE OCTAVES AND CIRCUMCISION OF OUR LORD.
34VIII. I D . JAN.
35JANUARY VI.
36EPIPHANIA DOMINI.
37THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD.
38DO M . III. POST EPIPHANIA DOMINI.
39THE THIRD SUNDAY AFTER THE LORD'S EPIPHANY.
40IIII. NON. FEB.
41FEBRUARY II.
42IN PURIFICATIONE S C E. MARIE.
43ON THE PURIFICATION OF ST. MARY.
44DOMINICA IN QUINQUAGESIMA.
45SHROVE SUNDAY.
46DOMINICA PRIMA IN QUADRAGESIMA.
47THE FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT.
48DOMINICA IN MEDIA QUADRAGESIMA.
49MIDLENT SUNDAY.
50VIII. K L . APRI L .
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