The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church

by Ælfric

THE HOMILIES OF

THE ANGLO-SAXON CHURCH.

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THE FIRST PART,

CONTAINING

THE SERMONES CATHOLICI,

OR

HOMILIES OF ÆLFRIC.

IN THE ORIGINAL ANGLO-SAXON, WITH AN
ENGLISH VERSION.

VOL. I.

By BENJAMIN THORPE, F.S.A.

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR THE ÆLFRIC SOCIETY.

MDCCCXLIV.

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Translator's Preface
Præfatio
Præfatio, Saxonice		Preface
De Initio Creaturæ	I	On the Beginning of Creation
De Natale Domini	II	On the Nativity of our Lord
Passio Beati Stephani Protomartyris	III	The Passion of the Blessed Stephen Protomartyr
Assumptio S. Johannis Apostoli	IV	The Assumption of St. John the Apostle
Natale Innocentium Infantum	V	The Nativity of the Innocents
Octabas et Circumcisio Domini	VI	The Octaves and Circumcision of our Lord
Epiphania Domini	VII	The Epiphany of the Lord
Dom. III. post Epiphania Domini	VIII	The Third Sunday after the Lord's Epiphany
In Purificatione S. Mariæ	IX	On the Purification of St. Mary
Dominica in Quinquagesima	X	Shrove Sunday
Dominica Prima in Quadragesima	XI	The First Sunday in Lent
Dominica in Media Quadragesima	XII	Midlent Sunday
Annunciatio S. Mariæ	XIII	The Annunciation of St. Mary
In Dominica Palmarum	XIV	For Palm Sunday
Dominica S. Pascæ	XV	Easter Sunday
Dominica Prima post Pasca	XVI	The First Sunday after Easter
Dominica Secunda post Pasca	XVII	The Second Sunday after Easter
In Litania Majore	XVIII	On the Greater Litany
De Dominica Oratione	XIX	On the Lord's Prayer
De Fide Catholica	XX	Of the Catholic Faith
In Ascensione Domini	XXI	On the Lord's Ascension
In Die Sancto Pentecostes	XXII	On the Holy Day of Pentecost
Dominica Secunda post Pentecosten	XXIII	The Second Sunday after Pentecost
Dominica Quarta post Pentecosten	XXIV	The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
Nativitas S. Johannis Baptistæ	XXV	The Nativity of St. John the Baptist
Passio Apostolorum Petri et Pauli	XXVI	The Passion of the Apostles Peter and Paul
Natale S. Pauli Apostoli	XXVII	The Nativity of St. Paul the Apostle
Dominica XI. post Pentecosten	XXVIII	The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
Passio Beati Laurentii Martyris	XXIX	The Passion of the Blessed Martyr Lawrence
De Assumptione Beatæ Mariæ	XXX	On the Assumption of the Blessed Mary
Passio S. Bartholomæi Apostoli	XXXI	The Passion of St. Bartholomew the Apostle
Decollatio S. Johannis Baptistæ	XXXII	The Decollation of St. John the Baptist
Dominica XVII. post Pentecosten	XXXIII	The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
Dedicatio Ecclesiæ S. Michaelis	XXXIV	Dedication of the Church of St. Michael the Archangel
Dominica XXI. post Pentecosten	XXXV	The Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost
Natale Omnium Sanctorum	XXXVI	The Nativity of All Saints
Natale S. Clementis Martyris	XXXVII	The Nativity of St. Clement the Martyr
Natale S. Andreæ Apostoli	XXXVIII	The Nativity of St. Andrew the Apostle
Dominica Prima in Adventum Domini	XXXIX	The First Sunday in the Lord's Advent
Dominica II. in Adventum Domini	XL	The Second Sunday in the Lord's Advent
Notes