Fifty Spiritual Homilies
Saint Macarius the Egyptian · the golden age of the Fathers · 50 parts
Fifty Spiritual Homilies, by Saint Macarius the Egyptian, writing in the golden age of the Fathers, given here in 50 parts.
Parts
- Homily 1 An allegorical interpretation of the vision described in the prophet Ezekiel 1. THE blessed prophet Ezekiel relates a glorious and inspired vision or…
- Homily 2 Concerning the kingdom of darkness, that is, of sin, and that God alone is able to take away sin from us, and to deliver us out of the bondage of the…
- Homily 3 That the brethren ought to live in sincerity, simplicity, love, and peace with each other, and to carry on contest and war in their inward thoughts.
- Homily 4 Christians ought to accomplish their race in this world with heed and care, that they may gain heavenly praises from God and angels.
- Homily 5 A great difference between Christians and the men of this world. Those who have the spirit of the world are in heart and mind bound in earthly bonds,…
- Homily 6 Those who desire to please God, ought to offer their prayers in peace and quietness, in gentleness and wisdom, and not to give scandal to others by…
- Homily 7 Concerning the loving kindness of Christ towards men. The Homily also contains certain questions and answers.
- Homily 8 Concerning things which befall Christians at prayer, and concerning the measures of perfection—whether it is possible for Christians to reach the…
- Homily 9 That the promises and prophecies of God are accomplished through manifold trial and temptation, and that those who cleave to God alone are delivered…
- Homily 10 By lowliness of mind and earnestness the gifts of the Divine grace are preserved, but by pride and sloth they are destroyed.
- Homily 11 That the power of the Holy Ghost in man’s heart is like fire; and what things we need, in order to distinguish the thoughts that spring up in the…
- Homily 12 Concerning the state of Adam before he transgressed God’s commandment, and after he had lost both his own image and the heavenly. The Homily contains…
- Homily 13 What fruit God expects from Christians.
- Homily 14 Those who give their thoughts and their mind to God do so in the hope that the eyes of their heart may be enlightened, and God vouchsafes to them…
- Homily 15 This Homily teaches at large how the soul ought to behave herself in holiness and chastity and purity towards her Spouse Christ Jesus, the Saviour of…
- Homily 16 That spiritual persons are subject to temptations and to the adversities which spring from the first sin.
- Homily 17 Concerning the spiritual unction of Christians, and their glory, and that without Christ it is impossible to be saved or to become a partaker of…
- Homily 18 Concerning the Christians’ treasure, which is Christ and the Holy Ghost, who practises them in various ways to come to perfection.
- Homily 19 Christians who desire to make progress and to grow ought to force themselves to every good thing, so as to deliver themselves from indwelling sin,…
- Homily 20 Only Christ, the true Physician of the inner man, can heal the soul, and array it in the garment of grace.
- Homily 21 A Christian man has a twofold warfare set before him, an inward and an outward, the latter, in withdrawing from earthly distractions; the former, in…
- Homily 22 Concerning the twofold state of those who depart out of this life.
- Homily 23 As only those born of the seed royal can wear the costly royal pearl, so only the children of God are allowed to wear the pearl of heaven.
- Homily 24 The state of Christians is like merchandise, and like leaven. As merchants amass earthly gains, so Christians gather together their thoughts that…
- Homily 25 This Homily teaches that no man, without being strengthened by Christ, is capable of overcoming the stumbling-blocks of the evil one, and what those…
- Homily 26 Concerning the worth and value, the power and efficiency of the immortal soul, and how it is tempted by Satan and obtains deliverance from the…
- Homily 27 This Homily, like the foregoing, describes at length the dignity and status of a Christian man. Then it teaches many useful things concerning free…
- Homily 28 This Homily describes and bewails the calamity of the soul, that by reason of sin the Lord does not dwell in it; and concerning John the Baptist,…
- Homily 29 God works the dispensations of grace upon mankind after a twofold manner, intending to require the fruits of it by a just judgment.
- Homily 30 The soul that is to enter into the kingdom of God must be born of the Holy Ghost; and how this is effected.
- Homily 31 The believer ought to be changed in mind, and gather up all his thoughts in God; for in these all service of God consists.
- Homily 32 The glory of Christians abides even now in their souls, and will be manifested at the time of resurrection, and will glorify their bodies in…
- Homily 33 We ought to pray to God continually and with attention.
- Homily 34 Concerning the glory of Christians which shall be vouchsafed to their bodies at the resurrection, and they shall be enlightened together with the…
- Homily 35 Concerning the old Sabbath and the new.
- Homily 36 Concerning the twofold resurrection of souls and bodies, and of the divers glory of the risen.
- Homily 37 Concerning Paradise and the spiritual law.
- Homily 38 Great exactness and intelligence is required to discern true Christians, and who these are.
- Homily 39 Why the Holy Scripture was given to us by God.
- Homily 40 That all the virtues and all the vices are bound each to other, and like a chain are linked one to another.
- Homily 41 Very deep are the secret chambers of the soul, which grows in part with the growth of grace or of wickednesses.
- Homily 42 Not external things, but internal, advance or injure a man, namely the Spirit of grace or the spirit of wickedness.
- Homily 43 Concerning the progress of a Christian man, the whole power of which depends upon the heart, as is here described in various ways.
- Homily 44 What change and renewal is wrought in a Christian man by Christ, who has healed the afflictions and diseases of the soul.
- Homily 45 No art, no wealth of this world, but only the appearing of Christ, is able to cure man, whose great kinship with God this Homily sets forth.
- Homily 46 Concerning the difference between God’s word and the worlds, and between God’s children and the children of this world.
- Homily 47 An allegorical interpretation of the things done under the Law.
- Homily 48 Concerning perfect faith in God.
- Homily 49 It is not enough to have got rid of the pleasure of this world, unless a man gets the blessedness of the other.
- Homily 50 It is God that works wonders through His saints.