The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church


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Ælfric's 40 homilies follow the church and are the "most ancient sermons in any of the Germanic tongues". - Summary by InTheDesert (11 hr 54 min)

Chapters

Preface 7:13 Read by InTheDesert
On the Beginning of Creation 20:18 Read by InTheDesert
On the Nativity of our Lord 16:08 Read by Vinny Lerin
The Passion of the Blessed Stephen Protomartyr 15:33 Read by Vinny Lerin
The Assumption of St. John the Apostle 20:20 Read by Vinny Lerin
The Nativity of the Innocents 13:47 Read by Vinny Lerin
The Octaves and Circumcision of our Lord 15:48 Read by Vinny Lerin
The Epiphany of the Lord 17:21 Read by Vinny Lerin
The Third Sunday after the Lord's Epiphany 15:18 Read by Vinny Lerin
On the Purification of St. Mary 19:54 Read by Vinny Lerin
Shrove Sunday 15:27 Read by Vinny Lerin
The First Sunday in Lent 19:25 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Midlent Sunday 17:15 Read by pattymarie
The Annunciation of St. Mary 15:41 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
For Palm Sunday 16:21 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
Easter Sunday 11:55 Read by Devorah Allen
The First Sunday after Easter 8:51 Read by David S. Ingram
The Second Sunday after Easter 10:02 Read by pattymarie
On the Greater Litany 14:58 Read by Vinny Lerin
On the Lord's Prayer 18:42 Read by Vinny Lerin
Of the Catholic Faith 20:59 Read by Vinny Lerin
On the Lord's Ascension 17:40 Read by Vinny Lerin
On the Holy Day of Pentecost 20:37 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
The Second Sunday after Pentecost 15:39 Read by Patrick Randall
The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost 15:36 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
The Nativity of St. John the Baptist 14:03 Read by Vinny Lerin
The Passion of the Apostles Peter and Paul 22:22 Read by Vinny Lerin
The Nativity of St. Paul the Apostle 18:24 Read by Vinny Lerin
The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost 15:37 Read by Vinny Lerin
The Passion of the Blessed Martyr Lawrence 18:37 Read by David S. Ingram
On the Assumption of the Blessed Mary 20:01 Read by Vinny Lerin
The Passion of St. Bartholomew the Apostle 26:48 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
The Decollation of St. John the Baptist 15:32 Read by KevinS
The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost 12:08 Read by John R Moore
Dedication of the Church of St. Michael the Archangel 20:11 Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC
The Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost 22:25 Read by John R Moore
The Nativity of All Saints 18:03 Read by timdebe
The Nativity of St. Clement the Martyr 29:44 Read by Patrick Randall
The Nativity of St. Andrew the Apostle 35:09 Read by Patrick Randall
The First Sunday in the Lord's Advent 12:29 Read by Kerry Adams
The Second Sunday in the Lord's Advent 12:18 Read by InTheDesert

Reviews


(5 stars)

Thank you so much, readers, for this lovely recording. As a mediaevalist, I thoroughly enjoyed it's historical importance & as a Catholic, I found it edifying. Thank you very much, again.