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[A saying] by the same [John Chrysostom] on those who practise self-restraint through fasting and on the way of life of the most chosen prophets

The Romanian translation of the homily De iis qui in jejunio continenter vivunt, attributed to Saint John Chrysostom (PG 64, col. 15–16), carried out by Dr Andrei Ion-Popescu, presents self-restraint…
Sfântul Ioan Gură de Aur No. I (XVII) / 2024
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The Parable of the Tax Collector and the Pharisee

St John Chrysostom’s Homily on the Publican and the Pharisee, translated from the original Greek in PG 59, analyses the parable in Luke 18 by contrasting the Pharisee’s pride with the tax collector’s…
Sfântul Ioan Gură de Aur No. II (XVIII) / 2024
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A homily by [Saint John Chrysostom] on the week halfway through the [days] of fasting [during Lent]

This text presents the Romanian translation of Saint John Chrysostom’s homily In mediam hebdomadam jejuniorum (PG 59, col. 701–704), delivered in the middle of Lent, in which the author urges the…
Sfântul Ioan Gură de Aur No. I (XV) / 2023
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A discourse by the same [John Chrysostom] on fasting and almsgiving

St John Chrysostom’s Homily on Fasting and Almsgiving develops the argument that fasting without almsgiving and without inner transformation is in vain, illustrating this teaching through the parable…
Sfântul Ioan Gură de Aur No. II (XVI) / 2023
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Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians by John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople, the Saint

The First Homily on the Epistle to the Galatians, attributed to Saint John Chrysostom, analyses the context and theological content of the epistle’s opening verses, explaining why Paul affirmed that…
Sfântul Ioan Gură de Aur No. II (XX) / 2025
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The Eighth Homily, delivered to the people in the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary on the day of the Nativity of the Lord

The Homily on the Nativity of the Lord, attributed to Saint Gregory the Great, presents a theological interpretation of the pericope from the Gospel according to Luke 2:1–14, in a translation from…
Grigorie cel Mare No. II (IV) / 2017
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[Homily by John Chrysostom] on Psalm XXXVI, 1: ‘Do not envy those who act deceitfully’

This homily is a homiletic exposition of Psalm 36:1, in which the author, drawing on biblical examples from Joseph, Moses, Daniel, Elijah, Elisha, Lazarus and Herod, argues that the prosperity of the…
Sfântul Ioan Gură de Aur No. I (XIX) / 2025
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The Wanderer

This excerpt from a work of fiction presents a dialogue between Abbot Partenie and the writer-philosopher Voina, set in a monastery, centred on the themes of authentic preaching, the Church’s role in…
Andrei Cărpeneanu No. I (V) / 2018