E02426: Augustine of Hippo preaches in Latin a sermon on the feast of *John the Baptist (S00020). Sermon 291, preached c. 412/416 in an unknown place in North Africa.
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posted on 2017-02-25, 00:00 authored by robertAugustine of Hippo, Sermon 291
[In natali Ioannis Baptistae
'On the birthday of John the Baptist']
1. Quem diem celebramus hodiernum uobis dici non opus est, quia omnes, cum euangelium legeretur, audistis. Hodie accepimus sanctum Ioannem Domini praecursorem, sterilis filium nuntiantem uirginis filium, sed tamen seruum nuntiantem Dominum.
'There is no need for you to be told what day we are celebrating today, because you all heard, when the gospel was read. Today we have welcomed Saint John, the forerunner of the Lord, the son of a barren woman announcing the son of virgin, but still the servant announcing the Lord.'
In what follows Augustine reflects of the birth of John the Baptist and that of Christ.
Text: Patrologia Latina 38, 1316. Translation: Hill 1994, 131. Summary: Robert Wiśniewski.
[In natali Ioannis Baptistae
'On the birthday of John the Baptist']
1. Quem diem celebramus hodiernum uobis dici non opus est, quia omnes, cum euangelium legeretur, audistis. Hodie accepimus sanctum Ioannem Domini praecursorem, sterilis filium nuntiantem uirginis filium, sed tamen seruum nuntiantem Dominum.
'There is no need for you to be told what day we are celebrating today, because you all heard, when the gospel was read. Today we have welcomed Saint John, the forerunner of the Lord, the son of a barren woman announcing the son of virgin, but still the servant announcing the Lord.'
In what follows Augustine reflects of the birth of John the Baptist and that of Christ.
Text: Patrologia Latina 38, 1316. Translation: Hill 1994, 131. Summary: Robert Wiśniewski.
History
Evidence ID
E02426Saint Name
John the Baptist : S00020Saint Name in Source
Ioannes BaptistaRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - Sermons/HomiliesLanguage
- Latin
Evidence not before
391Evidence not after
430Activity not before
391Activity not after
430Place of Evidence - Region
Latin North AfricaPlace of evidence - City name in other Language(s)
Carthage Carthago Karthago قرطاج Qarṭāj Mçidfa CarthageMajor author/Major anonymous work
Augustine of HippoCult activities - Liturgical Activity
- Service for the Saint
Cult activities - Festivals
- Saint’s feast
