From an Easter homily by an ancient author
Saint Paul rejoices in the knowledge that spiritual health has been restored to the human race. Death entered the world through Adam, he explains, but life has been given…
From a discourse by Saint Anastasius of Antioch, bishop
It was necessary for Christ to suffer: his passion was absolutely unavoidable. He said so himself when he called his companions dull and slow to believe because they failed…
From an Easter homily by Saint Melito of Sardis, bishop
The Easter praise of Christ The Lord, though he was God, became man. He suffered for the sake of those who suffer, he was bound for those in bonds,…
From an ancient homily on Holy Saturday
The Lord descends into hell Something strange is happening—there is a great silence on earth today, a great silence and stillness. The whole earth keeps silence because the King is…
From the Catecheses by Saint John Chrysostom, bishop
The power of Christ’s blood If we wish to understand the power of Christ’s blood, we should go back to the ancient account of its prefiguration in Egypt. Sacrifice…
From an Easter homily by Saint Melito of Sardis, bishop
The lamb that was slain has delivered us from death and given us life There was much proclaimed by the prophets about the mystery of the Passover: that…
From a treatise on John by Saint Augustine, bishop
Dear brethren, the Lord has marked out for us the fullness of love that we ought to have for each other. He tells us: No one has greater love than the…
From the book On the Holy Spirit by Saint Basil, bishop
When mankind was estranged from him by disobedience, God our Savior made a plan for raising us from our fall and restoring us to friendship with himself. According to…
From a sermon by Saint Augustine, bishop
The passion of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is the hope of glory and a lesson in patience. What may not the hearts of believers promise themselves as the…