Saint peter chrysologus homilies for life
St. Peter Chrysologus Novena
St. Peter Chrysologus was a bishop who lived in the ss. He was bishop in an area of the Roman Empire called Ravenna. He became well known for his preaching.
St. Peter Chrysologus made a lot of important contributions to the Church. You can use this novena to seek intercession from this holy bishop in many aspects of your life.
About St. Peter Chrysologus
St. Peter Chrysologus was born around in Italy. Little is known about his childhood except that the bishop of Imola baptized him. This same bishop gave Peter an education and ordained him to the diaconate.
Around the year , the city of Ravenna elected a man whom they wished to serve as their next bishop. Ravenna was a very important city at the time. Pope Sixtus III did not agree to appoint the man that the people of Ravenna had chosen.
According to tradition, Pope Sixtus had a vision of St. Peter the Apostle and St. Apollinaris of Ravenna. St. Apollinaris of Ravenna was the first bishop of Ravenna. In this vision, the two saints showed Peter Chrysologus to Pope Sixtus as the next bishop of Ravenna. Sixtus later recognized Peter Chrysologus from his vision and immediately consecrated him as bishop of Ravenna.
As a bishop, Peter became known for his preaching. He often used short homilies because he feared that his listeners would lose interest and fail to pay attention if he preached long homilies. He became known as the “Doctor of Homilies.” Tradition holds that he earned the name “Chrysologus,” which means golden-worded, because of his great skill in preaching.
Peter’s homilies hold historical significance because they are a preserved record of what Christian life looked like in Ravenna in the fifth century. But their spiritual content is even more significant. His homilies often gave explanations of Scripture in concise and simple words. He also taught in simple language about the doctrine of the 81 An Eighth on the Lords Resurrection 82 A Ninth on the Lords Resurrection 84 An Eleventh on the Lords Resurrection 85 On the Middle of the Fifty Days 85a A Second On the Middle of the Fifty Days 85b On the Day of Pentecost 86 Sermon on Zechariah After the Most Blessed Bishop Peter of Ravenna Was Silent 87 A Second on Zechariah 89 A Fourth on Zechariah 90 A Fifth on Zechariah 91 A Sixth on Zechariah 92 A Seventh on Zechariah 94 A Second on the Meal of the Pharisee 97 A Second on the Tares 99 A Fourth on the Same or on the Parable about the Yeast A Certain Pharisee Asked Jesus to Dine with Him and Jesus Cured the Man with Dropsy On the Syrophoenician Woman On the Centurions Servant When He Raised the Widows Son from the Dead On the Rich Man Whose Field Yielded a Fruitful Harvest On the Infirmity the Woman Had for Eighteen Years On the Fig Tree to Be Chopped Down A Third on the Apostle A Sixth on the Apostle An Eleventh on the Apostle On Lazarus and the Rich Man A Third on the Same A Fourth on the Same On the Unjust Steward A Second on the Same On the Birth of St John the Baptist On the Birth of St Apollinaris By Mike Aquilina ( bio - articles - email ) | Oct 27, | In Way of the Fathers (Podcast) Listen to this podcast on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS feed | YouTube Channel This is a listener-supported podcast! Thanks for your help! Peter Chrysologus is known as the “Doctor of Homilies,” and he always preached with brevity. Every word was golden. He was archbishop of Ravenna during that city’s brief term as capital of the Western empire. His sermons rang like poems, rich with biblical insight and glimpses of ordinary life in a fifth-century urban center. LINKS Peter Chrysologus, a sermon in the Office of Readings ?id= Peter Chrysologus, Sermon Mike Aquilina’s website Mike Aquilina’s books Theme music: Gaudeamus (Introit for the Feast of All Saints), sung by Jeff Ostrowski. Courtesy of Corpus Christi Watershed Donate today! Mike Aquilina is a popular author working in the area of Church history, especially patristics. He is executive vice-president and trustee of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology, a contributing editor of Angelus (magazine) and general editor of the Reclaiming Catholic History Series from Ave Maria Press. See full bio. Sound Off! supporters weigh in. All comments are moderated. To lighten our editing burden, only current donors are allowed to Sound Off. If you are a current donor, log in to see the comment form; otherwise please support our work, and Sound Off! There are no comments yet for this item.Selected Sermons, Volume 3
39 44 49 55 58 60 63 68 73 79 85 91 95 50—Peter Chrysologus: The Doctor of (Short) Sermons
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July Saint Peter Chrysologus, Bishop and Doctor—Optional Memorial
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Patron Saint of Imola, Italy
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We exhort you in every respect, honorable brother, to heed obediently what has been written by the most blessed pope of the city of Rome, for blessed Peter, who lives and presides in his own see, provides the truth of faith to those who seek it. For we, by reason of our pursuit of peace and faith, cannot try cases on the faith without the consent of the bishop of Rome. ~Saint Peter Chrysologus, Letter to Eutyches
Reflection: Saint Peter Chrysologus was born in Imola, modern-day Italy, during a period of great turmoil within the Church and the Roman Empire. In , when Peter was about four years old, Rome was sacked by the Visigoths, leading to political corruption and economic difficulties. The era he lived in also witnessed a series of short-lived and ineffective Roman emperors, contributing to the prevailing instability. Arianism and its related heresies had also caused divisions within the Church, particularly between the East and West. During his lifetime, Peter witnessed the rise of new heresies and fiercely defended the Church. Reliable information about Peter&#;s youth is scarce, including discrepancies in his birth dates, with some accounts suggesting around and others around
In Imola, Peter developed a close relationship with the local bishop, Cornelius, who is believed to have baptized, educated, and ordained him as an archdeacon for the Diocese of Imola. Peter regarded Bishop Cornelius as his spiritual father and praised his manifest virtue. Around , when the bishop of Ravenna passed away, the clergy and people of that diocese sought a new bishop. They req