Augustine of Hippo Sermons
Sermons by Augustine of Hippo
Augustine of Hippo Sermons
Sermons by Augustine of Hippo
Augustine of Hippo • 400
1. We have heard the Gospel where the Lord rebukes those who knew how to interpret the appearance of the sky, yet failed to recognize the time of faith and the kingdom of heaven which was at hand. He said this to the Jews, but His words extend even to us. The…
Augustine of Hippo • 400
1. You know, brothers and sisters—for you have learned it as believers in Christ, and we continuously remind you through our ministry—that Christ's humility is the medicine for human pride. Humanity would not have perished had we not been swollen with pride. F…
Augustine of Hippo • 400
1. The topics we're about to discuss are neither strange to your ears nor hearts, yet when repeated, they revive the listener's affections. In a way, hearing them again renews us, and it's not tiresome to hear what we already know well. The Lord's words are al…
Augustine of Hippo • 405
1. We have heard the lesson from the Holy Gospel that we regularly hear, but it's good to be reminded. It's beneficial to refresh our memory, rescuing it from the lethargy of forgetfulness. In fact, this familiar lesson has given us as much pleasure as if it w…
Augustine of Hippo • 400
1. The divine lessons lift us up so we're not broken by despair, yet they also caution us so we're not carried away by pride. Finding the middle path—the true, straight way between the left hand of despair and the right hand of presumption—would be most diffic…
Augustine of Hippo • 400
1. The Gospel lesson we've just heard reminds us to investigate what harvest the Lord meant when He said, "The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest" (Luke 10:2). He then added s…
Augustine of Hippo • 400
1. Listen to what the Lord has given me to say about today's Gospel reading. We read that the Lord Jesus responded differently to three people: one man offered to follow Him and was turned away; another didn't dare to offer himself, and Jesus encouraged him; a…
Augustine of Hippo • 400
1. The passage from the Holy Gospel that we just heard should have deeply alarmed us, if we have faith. Those without faith remain unalarmed. Because they aren't alarmed, they continue in a false sense of security, not knowing how to distinguish between times…
Augustine of Hippo • 411
1. We have heard the Lord Jesus explaining to us the role of a good shepherd. In this, He has certainly given us to understand that there are good shepherds. Yet to prevent us from misunderstanding this multitude of shepherds, He says, "I am the good shepherd"…
Augustine of Hippo • 405
1. The Lord Jesus, as we heard when the Holy Gospel was being read, opened the eyes of a man who was born blind. Brothers, if we consider our hereditary punishment, the whole world is blind. Therefore Christ the Enlightener came, because the devil had been the…
Augustine of Hippo • 400
1. The Gospel lesson prompts me to explain to you, beloved, as the Lord gives me ability, who is that "scribe instructed in the kingdom of God, who is like a householder bringing out of his treasure things new and old" (Matthew 13:52). The reading ended there.…
Augustine of Hippo • 400
1. You have rehearsed what you believe; now hear what you are to pray for. You would not be able to call upon Him in whom you had not first believed, as the Apostle says, "How shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed?" (Romans 10:14). Therefore, y…
Augustine of Hippo • 400
1. I have no doubt that you who fear God hear His word with awe and carry it out cheerfully. What He has promised, you hope for now and will receive later. We have just heard the Lord Christ Jesus, the Son of God, giving us a precept. The Truth, who neither de…
Augustine of Hippo • 417
1. You have heard what the Lord God, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, born of God the Father without any mother, and born of a Virgin mother without any human father, said: "I and My Father are one" (John 10:30). Receive this truth and believe it so that you…
Augustine of Hippo • 400
1. The mysteries and secrets of God's kingdom first seek believing people, so that they may become understanding people. Faith is the first step toward understanding, and understanding is faith's achievement. The prophet explicitly says this to all who prematu…
Augustine of Hippo • 400
1. We have heard the Son of God saying, "I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth" (Matthew 11:25). What is He thanking Him for? What is He praising? "Because You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and have revealed them to babes." Who are…
Augustine of Hippo • 400
1. Our hope, brothers and sisters, is not of this present time, nor of this world, nor in that happiness by which people who forget God are blinded. Above all, we must know this and hold it firmly in our Christian hearts: we were not made Christians for the go…
Augustine of Hippo • 400
1. When the Holy Gospel was read, brothers and sisters, you heard how our Lord Jesus Christ strengthened His martyrs by His teaching, saying, "Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves" (Matthew 10:16). Now consider, my brothers, what He does. I…
Augustine of Hippo • 400
1. Yesterday the holy Gospel warned us not to neglect the sins of our brothers: "But if your brother sins against you, rebuke him between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother. But if he refuses to hear you, take with you two or thre…
Augustine of Hippo • 400
1. The Gospel lesson we just heard, brothers, requires an attentive listener and doer rather than an interpreter. What could be clearer than this light: "If you want to enter into life, keep the commandments" (Matthew 19:17)? What can I say but, "If you want t…
Augustine of Hippo • 400
1. A great miracle was performed, dearly beloved, when five thousand men were fed with five loaves and two fish, and twelve baskets were filled with the leftover fragments. A great miracle indeed! But we shouldn't be overly amazed at what was done if we pay at…
Augustine of Hippo • 400
1. We must now examine and interpret the vision which the Lord revealed on the mountain. This is what He was referring to when He said, "Truly I say to you, some standing here will not taste death until they see the Son of Man in His kingdom" (Matthew 16:28).…
Augustine of Hippo • 400
1. The Gospel lesson has set before me a subject to speak to you about, beloved, as though by the Lord's command—and by His command indeed. For my heart has waited for an order, as it were, from Him to speak, that I might understand it is His wish that I speak…
Augustine of Hippo • 411
1. Your faith, dear friends, is not ignorant—and I know that you have learned from that Teacher from heaven in whom you've placed your hope—that our Lord Jesus Christ, who has suffered for us and risen again, is the Head of the Church, and the Church is His Bo…
