Saint Lawrence of Brindisi (11.FEASTDAY SERMONS)

St. Lawrence Of Brindisi FEASTDAY SERMONS The present volume of FEASTDAY SERMONS is Volume Six of the writings of Saint Lawrence and is divided into two parts containing homilies for a limited number of feastdays during the liturgical year. Part One contains homilies for sixteen such feastdays, although a few of the feastdays have a second and even a third homily at times. To these sixteen feastday sermons, the Latin editors have also appended other sermons that deal not with individual feasts but with Gospel texts taken from five of the various COMMONS found in the Roman Missal. Part Two contains homilies for six feastdays, for the most part representing the same feastdays contained in Part One. To these the Latin editors have added two Appendices, gleaned from various manuscripts, which I have taken the liberty to present in reverse order to their appearance in the Latin edition. Appendix One contains homilies for nine feastdays, while Appendix Two also contains nine homilies, translated from Italian, on various topics. The sermons are both exegetical as well as motivational and, as in all Saint Lawrence's writings, saturated with Scripture references from both the Old and New Testament. TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword PARIONE Saints Philip And James Finding of The Holy Cross Birth of Sainl John The Baptist Saints Peter And Paul. Saint Mary Magdalene Saint James The Apostle Transfiguration of The Lord Saint Lawrence The Martyr Martyrdom of Saint John The Baptist Exaltation of The Holy Cross Saint Matthew The Apostle Saint Michael The Archangel Saint Francis of Assisi Saint Luke The Evangelist Saints Simon And Jude Feast of All Saints Common of One Martyr Common of Doctors Common of Confessors Not Bishops Common of Virgins And Martyrs Common of Virgins PART TWO Saint Andrew The Apostle Saint Thomas The Apostle Saint Stephen The Protomartyr Saint John The Apostle And Evangelist Holy Innocents Conversion of Saint Paul The Apostle APPENDIX ONE Saint Andrew Saint Thomas The Apostle Saint Stephen Saint John The Apostle Holy Innocents Saint Joseph Saint Francis of Assisi Pentecost Pentecost Tuesday APPEN DIX TWO The Necessity of Good Works The Excellence of Faith The Malice of Sin The Benefit of Creation Christ as The Temple of The Divinity Christ as Prince of God The Most Blessed Sacrament The Eucharist as Sacrifice Saint Matthias The Apostle