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St. Leo the Great · c. 440–461 AD

5h 40m read
Nicene

Leo's sermons for the feasts of the Church's year, including seven for the Nativity of Christ, and on fasting and almsgiving.

Table of Contents

1Preached on his Birthday, or day of Ordination2On his Birthday, II.: Delivered on the Anniversary of his Consecration3On His Birthday, III: Delivered on the Anniversary of his Elevation to the Pontificate4Upon the Collections, IV5On the Collections, V6On the Fast of The Tenth Month, I7On the Fast of the Tenth Month8On the Fast of the Tenth Month, VI9On the Fast of the Ten Month, VIII10On the Feast of the Nativity, I11On the Feast of the Nativity, II12On the Feast of the Nativity, III13On the Feast of the Nativity, IV14On the Feast of the Nativity, VI15On the Feast of the Nativity, VII16On the Festival of the Nativity, VIII17On the Feast of the Epiphany, I18On the Feast of the Epiphany, III19On the Feast of the Epiphany, IV20On the Feast of the Epiphany, VI21On Lent, I22On Lent, II23On Lent, IV24On Lent, VIII25On Lent, XI26A Homily delivered on the Saturday before the Second Sunday in Lent—on the Transfiguration, S. Matt. xvii. 1–1327On the Passion, III.; delivered on the Sunday before Easter28On the Lord's Passion IV., delivered on Wednesday in Holy Week29On the Passion, VII30On the Passion, VIII.: on Wednesday in Holy Week31On the Passion, XI32On the Passion, XII.: preached on Wednesday33On the Passion, XVI.: delivered on the Sunday34On the Passion, XVII.: delivered on the Wednesday35On the Lord's Resurrection, I.; delivered on Holy Saturday in the Vigil of Easter36On the Lord's Resurrection, II37On the Lord's Ascension, I38On the Lord's Ascension, II39On Whitsuntide, I40On Whitsuntide, III41On the Whitsuntide Fast, I42On the Feast of the Apostles Peter and Paul (June 29)43Concerning the Neglect of the Commemoration44On the Feast of S. Laurence the Martyr (Aug. 10)45On the Fast of the Seventh Month, III46On the Fast of Seventh Month, V47On the Fast of the Seventh Month, VI48A Homily on the Beatitudes, St. Matt. v. 1-9
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