So happy to hear and find out that there is a modern translation of Chrysostom's homilies. Reading the old victorian prose is so hard. I would definitely like to help sponsor work on getting the second volume completed. These are so needed. Thanks.
Fr Panayiotis, could you please expand on details in the icon above? The Roman numerals w/ arrows and circles, utensils on the desk, appearance of the curtains, etc. I want to understand the nuances in this icon that Stratis so carefully selected.
St. Paul is called the mouth (interpreter) of Christ and St. John Chrysostom is called the mouth of St. Paul. This icon relates the history where a deacon of St. John went to him to tell him he had a visitor. He saw the man bending over speaking in St. John’s ear, so the deacon didn’t bother him. Later St. John learns of the visitor and asks the deacon why he didn’t inform him of the visitor. The deacon tells him of the man he saw talking in his ear. St. John later realizes it was St. Paul.
The "numerals" and other things are just architectural decorations in the icon. The curtains signify that this scene is inside the house. (Fr. Panayiotis)
Fr. Panagiotis, haven’t deacons, monks, nuns and even laymen always been able to preach and teach with a bishop’s blessing?? During the dark years of the Turkish domination and even today there are gifted laymen who are lay-preachers (ιεροκήρικες) who are blessed by a bishop to preach, such as Constantine Zalalas.
Yes, in modern days. But at the time of St. Chrysostom it was unlikely. Here is a footnote from my book (Translation of the Homilies on Romans) on the opinion of several Patristic scholars that have researched this. "There is really no evidence that he preached from the pulpit during his diaconate. According to Chrysostomus Baur (John Chrysostom and His Time, 2 vols., trans. M. Gonzaga [Westminster, MD: Newman Press, 1959], vol. 1, pt. 1, 153) deacons did not have the right to preach at this time. The most recent biographer of Chrysostom, J. N. D. Kelly (Golden Mouth: The Story of John Chrysostom; Ascetic, Preacher, Bishop [London: Duckworth, 1995], 39) agrees with this, and so do Wendy Mayer and Pauline Allen (John Chrysostom [London and New York: Routledge, 2000], 6n10). It is more probable that his preaching ministry began with his ordination to the presbyterate. Therefore, these homilies must be from the period of AD 386-397, before he was taken by Emperor Arcadius to Constantinople, where he was consecrated archbishop of the Imperial City on February 26, 398. Kelly (Golden Mouth, 90) finally suggests the year 392."
So happy to hear and find out that there is a modern translation of Chrysostom's homilies. Reading the old victorian prose is so hard. I would definitely like to help sponsor work on getting the second volume completed. These are so needed. Thanks.
That opening quote was incredible, and so true. Lord have mercy on us.
So happy to hear the life of Saint John Chrysostom's life
Thank you so much for posting this!
Learning more about orthodoxy rn and this is great! Thank you!
Truly inspirational talk
By @2:30, I was laughing out loud at the similarities to our times! O St John, do you in your compassion pray for us!
at 52:34-37 in the video Fr. Panayiotis said, "if you lose the Mysticism, you lose Christianity!" Wow!! 😎 Based!
Wow, that quote could be applied to today, nothing changes with respect to human nature.
Wonderful talk. Glory to God. ☦️
Fr Panayiotis, could you please expand on details in the icon above? The Roman numerals w/ arrows and circles, utensils on the desk, appearance of the curtains, etc. I want to understand the nuances in this icon that Stratis so carefully selected.
St. Paul is called the mouth (interpreter) of Christ and St. John Chrysostom is called the mouth of St. Paul. This icon relates the history where a deacon of St. John went to him to tell him he had a visitor. He saw the man bending over speaking in St. John’s ear, so the deacon didn’t bother him. Later St. John learns of the visitor and asks the deacon why he didn’t inform him of the visitor. The deacon tells him of the man he saw talking in his ear. St. John later realizes it was St. Paul.
The "numerals" and other things are just architectural decorations in the icon. The curtains signify that this scene is inside the house. (Fr. Panayiotis)
Can I please have a copy of the paper? Thank you. God bless you. Thanks again.
Here you go Brother!
www.dropbox.com/sh/8wzdwphiky7xr3q/AACGP_lSqT6UbM5tRJYGPFf9a?dl=0
Amen
Could I get a copy of that paper about original sin?
Thank you
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Fr. Panagiotis, haven’t deacons, monks, nuns and even laymen always been able to preach and teach with a bishop’s blessing?? During the dark years of the Turkish domination and even today there are gifted laymen who are lay-preachers (ιεροκήρικες) who are blessed by a bishop to preach, such as Constantine Zalalas.
Yes, in modern days. But at the time of St. Chrysostom it was unlikely. Here is a footnote from my book (Translation of the Homilies on Romans) on the opinion of several Patristic scholars that have researched this. "There is really no evidence that he preached from the pulpit during his diaconate. According to Chrysostomus Baur (John Chrysostom and His Time, 2 vols., trans. M. Gonzaga [Westminster, MD: Newman Press, 1959], vol. 1, pt. 1, 153) deacons did not have the right to preach at this time. The most recent biographer of Chrysostom, J. N. D. Kelly (Golden Mouth: The Story of John Chrysostom; Ascetic, Preacher, Bishop [London: Duckworth, 1995], 39) agrees with this, and so do Wendy Mayer and Pauline Allen (John Chrysostom [London and New York: Routledge, 2000], 6n10). It is more probable that his preaching ministry began with his ordination to the presbyterate. Therefore, these homilies must be from the period of AD 386-397, before he was taken by Emperor Arcadius to Constantinople, where he was consecrated archbishop of the Imperial City on February 26, 398. Kelly (Golden Mouth, 90) finally suggests the year 392."