Writings; Commonitories; Grace and Free Will
Overview
For centuries, the writings of St. Nicetas, bishop of Remesiana were mistakenly attributed to others who share similar names with him. Now, for the first time, the writings of St. Nicetas have been gathered together in the same volume and made available in English, allowing readers to inspect closely his ecclesiastical writings and poetry. Throughout his writings, there are clues that point to his contribution to the Catholic Church as a whole—such as the similarities in his poems to the Te Deum, and his writings on early catechetical instruction.
This volume also contains the letters, Dialogues, and the Life of Saint Martin, Bishop and Confessor by Sulpicius Severus; The Commonitories of Vincent of Lerins; and the Grace and Free Will of St. Tiro Prosper of Aquitaine.
For The Fathers of the Church series in its entirety, see Fathers of the Church Series (127 vols.).
Key Features
- Clarifies a historical error of authorship regarding Saint Nicetas
- Examples of early instruction for new believers
- One of 127 published volumes in a well-respected series on the Church Fathers
Top Highlights
“His point of view, recognized through the ages up to our time, is simple. Our faith is based on the authority of divine Law, which has to be understood and interpreted according to the tradition of the Church; the tradition consists of what has been believed everywhere, always, and by all. This principle, however, does not exclude progress or doctrinal development. But it must be progress in the proper sense of the word, and not a change. Progress is defined by Vincent as a growing of doctrine within its own orbit, whereas change implies that a thing is transformed into something different.” (Page 260)
“There are some who will say: Why, then, does Divine Providence often permit eminent persons, who are well established in the Church, to announce novel ideas to Catholics?” (Page 284)
“At this point one may ask me: Do the heretics also make use of the testimonies of Holy Scripture? Indeed they do; and to a great degree. They go through each and every book of the Bible: Moses and the Books of Kings, the Psalms, the Apostles, the Gospels, the Prophets. They utter almost nothing of their own that they do not try to support with passages from the Scripture—whether they are among their own disciples or among strangers, in private or in public, whether in sermons or in writings, in private meetings or in forums.” (Page 315)
“An hour, a moment never passed without Martin being absorbed in prayer or busy in reading. Even in the midst of reading or whatever he happened to be doing, he never relaxed his spirit from prayer. Even as blacksmiths, in the midst of their work, try to find some alleviation of their toil by constant striking of the anvil, so Martin, even when he seemed to be doing something else, was always praying.” (Page 139)
- Title: Writings; Commonitories; Grace and Free Will
- Authors: Nicetas of Remesiana, Sulpicius Severus, Vincent of Lérins, Prosper of Aquitaine
- Series: The Fathers of the Church
- Volume: 7
- Publisher: Catholic University of America
- Print Publication Date: 1949
- Logos Release Date: 2014
- Pages: 443
- Era: era:nicene
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Christian literature, early
- ISBNs: 9780813215532, 0813215536
- Resource ID: LLS:WRTNGSCMMNTRSGR
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T21:11:08Z
About Sulpicius Severus
Sulpicius Severus (c. 363 – c. 425) was a Christian writer and native of Aquitania. He is known for his chronicle of sacred history, as well as his biography of Saint Martin of Tours.