The Homilies of Saint Gregory Palamas, Volume Two: Homilies XXII-XLII
edited with notes by Christopher Veniamin
“Volume Two of The Homilies of Saint Gregory Palamas is comprised of a second set of twenty-one sermons, Homilies XXII-XLII of the surviving sixth-three, set forth in liturgical sequence, as they are to be found in the manuscript tradition.” —“Introduction”
CONTENTS
Preface Abbreviations Homily Twenty-Two On the same Feast [sc. the Ascension] Referring also to Passions and Virtues Homily Twenty-Three On the Tenth Matins Gospel Which mentions the Warfare of our Senses and Mind against our Enemy Homily Twenty-Four On how the Holy Spirit was manifested and shared out at Pentecost Also about Repentance Homily Twenty-Five Delivered on the Sunday of All Saints Homily Twenty-Six Delivered at Harvest Time Also concerning the Spiritual Harvest Homily Twenty-Seven Another homily delivered at Harvest Time Including the subject of the Future Harvest of Men Homily Twenty-Eight Delivered on the Feasts of SS. Peter and Paul, Leaders of the Apostles Homily Twenty-Nine On the subject of the Paralysed Man who, according to Matthew the Evangelist, was healed in Capernaum Also on Godly Sorrow Homily Thirty On the Blind Men who, according to Matthew the Evangelist, received their Sight in a House Also teaching that the True Faith is impossible without Works of Repentance Homily Thirty-One Delivered at the Litany on the First of August Homily Thirty-Two On Saint Matthew’s Gospel for the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost And about Temptations Homily Thirty-Three On Virtues and their Opposite Passions And that the World of which the Devil is Prince does not refer to God’s Creation, but to Those who subject themselves to the Devil by their Misuse of Creation Delivered during the Litany Homily Thirty-Four On the Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord and God and Saviour Jesus Christ In which it is proved that the Light of the Transfiguration is Uncreated Homily Thirty-Five Another on the Transfiguration of the Lord In which it is proved that although the Divine Light of the Transfiguration is Uncreated, it is not God’s Essence Homily Thirty-Six On Saint Matthew’s Gospel for the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost about the Parable which says “The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a certain king which would take an account of his servants” Also on Forgiveness of Wrongs and Compassion Homily Thirty-Seven On the Most Venerable Dormition of Our Exceedingly Pure Lady, Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary Homily Thirty-Eight On the First Matins Gospel Including the teaching that Baptism is not sufficient to save someone who does not also strive to keep God’s Commandments Homily Thirty-Nine Delivered at the Supplicatory Procession held on account of the unusual, widespread and deadly Plague at that time Homily Forty On Christ’s highly revered Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist John Homily Forty-One On the Gospel of the Fourteenth Sunday of Matthew, on the Parable that invites us to the Son’s Wedding Including a reply to those who ask why God called people who would either never obey Him at all, or would not obey Him in their deeds, and why He made those who are to be punished Homily Forty-Two On the Saving Nativity of Our most pure Lady, Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary Notes to the Homilies Index of Scriptural References Index of Greek Words
Item Number: BKST644C Publication data: South Canaan, PA: Saint Tikhon’s Seminary Press, 2004 Format: hardcover Number of pages: xvi + 302 Dimensions (l × w × h): 23.6 cm × 15.9 cm × 2.5 cm ISBN: 1‒878997‒68‒X
