Pentru a înţelege care sunt valorile căsătoriei creştine, se cuvine să ne întoarcem în timp, găsi... more Pentru a înţelege care sunt valorile căsătoriei creştine, se cuvine să ne întoarcem în timp, găsind în gândirea Sfântului Ioan Gură de Aur fundamentul teologic al Tainei căsătoriei şi sfaturi nepreţuite pentru păstrarea relaţiilor bune dintre membrii familiei creştine
It is not only during the golden century of Chrisitanity that we can find models of famous, insig... more It is not only during the golden century of Chrisitanity that we can find models of famous, insightful sermons, as people’s constant attention was focused on sermons even after the great doctrinary confrontations were over. In the history of the Church, the 9th – 10th centuries marked the moment when famous Byzantine preachers made their appearance. Some of them were hierarchs, others were emperors. This study tries to draw a parallel between two of the greatest preachers of those times: Saint Peter the Wonderworker, Bishop of Argos, and Emperor Leon VI, also known as the Wise, or the Philosopher. Bishop Peter’s sermons are exquisite, imaginative, expressive, bearing traces of the sacred rhethoric of the Holy Fathers during the first centuries. Beyond their formal beauty, there is an impressive wealth of teachings on faith they transmit, together with the preacher’s wisdom and his great receptiveness to the diverse feelings and emotions experienced by his listeners. His listeners were significantly different from the listeners nowadays. Those listeners had other preoccupations, were inclined towards the spiritual side of life, nourishing other ideals and expectations which Saint Peter tried to meet in his sermons. His word proves to be full of divine grace, contributing to the spiritual perfection of his flock. The history of Christian literature gives a significant place to the contributions of some secular rhetoricians, a few of them emperors. Among them, one particular name is frequently mentioned and this is Leon VI the Wise (886-912). He bequeathed a collection of 24 homilies, panegyrical works, sermons on the Great Feasts and on the saints’ lives and orations on special occasions. Leon’s homilies possess an elegant literary form and are full of symbols. The text of these homilies is based on the Holy Scriptures and narration is given an important part. Leon VI was not an innovator in the field of sermons but at that time he filled a void, he met a necessity acutely felt during his time, namely to have a collection of sermons for the entire year, especially on the saints’ feasts.
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Bishop Peter’s sermons are exquisite, imaginative, expressive, bearing traces of the sacred rhethoric of the Holy Fathers during the first centuries. Beyond their formal beauty, there is an impressive wealth of teachings on faith they transmit, together with the preacher’s wisdom and his great receptiveness to the diverse feelings and emotions experienced by his listeners. His listeners were significantly different from the listeners nowadays. Those listeners had other preoccupations, were inclined towards the spiritual side of life, nourishing other ideals and expectations which Saint Peter tried to meet in his sermons. His word proves to be full of divine grace, contributing to the spiritual perfection of his flock.
The history of Christian literature gives a significant place to the contributions of some secular rhetoricians, a few of them emperors. Among them, one particular name is frequently mentioned and this is Leon VI the Wise (886-912). He bequeathed a collection of 24 homilies, panegyrical works, sermons on the Great Feasts and on the saints’ lives and orations on special occasions. Leon’s homilies possess an elegant literary form and are full of symbols. The text of these homilies is based on the Holy Scriptures and narration is given an important part. Leon VI was not an innovator in the field of sermons but at that time he filled a void, he met a necessity acutely felt during his time, namely to have a collection of sermons for the entire year, especially on the saints’ feasts.