Wisdom and prayers of saints

Category: Sermons

  • Prayer is the light of the soul – A Homily by St. John Chrysostom

    “There is nothing more worthwhile than to pray to God and to converse with him, for prayer unites us with God as his companions. As our bodily eyes are illuminated by seeing the light, so in contemplating God our soul is illuminated by him. Of course the prayer I have in mind is no matter…

  • A sermon on the Passion of Christ , and the faith of the Church by St. Anthony of Padua

    On the third day God said: Let the earth bring forth the green herb. The earth or ground (which derives its name from the word ‘grind’) is the body of Christ, which according to Isaiah was ground down for our sins [cf. Is 53.5]. This ground was dug and ploughed with the nails and the…

  • A sermon on Baptism by St. Anthony of Padua

    On the second day God said: Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. The firmament in the midst of the waters is Baptism, separating the upper waters from the lower waters; that is to say, separating the faithful from the unfaithful, who…

  • A sermon on the Nativity of the Lord – By St. Anthony of Padua

    On the first day God said, Be light made. This light is the Wisdom of God the Father, enlightening every man coming into this world [cf. Jn 1.9], and dwelling in inaccessible light [cf. 1Tim 6.16]; concerning which the Apostle writes to the Hebrews: Who is the brightness and image of his substance; [Heb 1.3]…

  • A sermon on the seven articles of faith – By St. Anthony of Padua

    In the beginning God created heaven and earth. These words refer to that which contains and that which is contained. God the Father created, and he re-creates, ‘in the Beginning’ (that is, in the Son). He created in six days, resting on the seventh; he creates anew in six articles of faith, promising eternal rest…

  • A sermon for forming the heart of a sinner and on the property of a tile – By St. Anthony of Padua

    In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. [Gen 1.1] The Holy Spirit says to Ezekiel, that is, to the preacher: And thou, O son of man, take thee a tile, and draw upon it the plan of the city of Jerusalem. [Ezek 4.11] A tile represents the heart of a sinner because…