The Sermons of St. Maximus of Turin (Biblia.com)

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Maximus’ sermons are models of a good, popular homiletic style that was widespread in the late fourth century. Short, characterized by a love of imagery, and with passages of great beauty, they are direct and easy to understand. In them Maximus manifests his engagement with his rural, superstitious and devout congregation. Maximus’ ministered in Turin between AD 390 and 408/423.

not separated from a likeness of the Lord’s oblation,9 so that the one whom he imitated by faith he would also imitate in his suffering.10 And it is said that when the executioner struck Paul’s neck with his sword a stream of milk rather than blood poured forth, and wondrously at his very slaying the holy apostle stood out as resplendent with baptismal grace rather than covered with gore.11 For why is it marvelous that the one who nourishes the Church should abound in milk? He himself says to the

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