Forty Gospel Homilies

by Saint Gregory the Great

Publisher:

Cistercian Publications

, 1990

Overview

At the dividing line between Antiquity and the Middle Ages, scholar-diplomat-pastor-writer-pope Gregory the Great drew on his profound knowledge of Scripture and his personal experience to preach the Gospel. These forty homilies show the practical concerns Gregory faced as well as the theological expectations he had of his flock.

Key Features

• Contains forty homilies on various passages from the Gospels
• Explores the moral application of daily Christian life
• Pays careful attention to the historical details of Scripture

Product Details

• Title: Forty Gospel Homilies
• Author: Saint Gregory the Great
• Series: Cistercian Studies Series
• Volume: 123
• Publisher: Cistercian Publications
• Print Publication Date: 1990
• Logos Release Date: 2022
• Pages: 391
• Era: era:byzantine
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Bible. N.T. Gospels › Sermons--Early works to 1800; Sermons. English › Translations from Latin; Sermons. Latin › Translations into English
• ISBNs: 0879076232, 0879077239, 9780879076238, 9780879077235
• Resource ID: LLS:FRTYGSPLHMLS
• Resource Type: text.monograph.sermons
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T19:50:45Z

About Saint Gregory the Great

Saint Gregory the Great (AD 540–AD 604) was born into Roman nobility and was prefect of Rome before converting the family estate into a monastery dedicated to St. Andrew, where he remained until AD 579, when he was appointed as apocrisiarius to Constantinople. He began his papacy in AD 590 under the name Pope Gregory I.

Gregory was a great leader, with successful missionary campaigns that changed the reach of Christianity in Europe. He was also an able reformer, and was known as “the Father of Christian Worship” for his work in developing the liturgy of his day. Upon his death, he was immediately declared a saint by popular acclamation, and is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican and some Lutheran churches. Much of Gregory’s abundant work has survived, including Morals on the Book of Job and Dialogues.