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Saint Caesarius of Arles: Sermons, Volumes I–III (1–238) is unavailable, but you can change that!

Administrator, theologian, and preacher, Caesarius of Arles provides preaching typical of the age on the abandonment of vices and the pursuit of virtues. In 238 sermons, he addresses aspects of the ancient life in issues of morality and dogma, drawing from the Church Fathers before him. Recognizing the great need for solid content in preaching, he learned the craft of preaching from the writings...

are accustomed to envy and ridicule those who preach them with great effort. Let them laugh as much as they want; they have the Lord answering for us: ‘Blessed are they who mourn, for they shall be comforted.’12 They also have the Lord saying: ‘Woe to you who laugh now! for you shall mourn and weep. Woe to you who are filled! for you shall hunger.’13 Let the proud laugh at us; let us with shouting and groaning both day and night implore God’s mercy for their salvation, unworthy though we may be.
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