06 January 2009

He's too good

not to give another one:

During Epiphany Christ enters the basin of the Jordan to consecrate Baptism, in order that those whom he had assumed by being born on earth, he would raise up to heaven by being reborn; that he would have free in himself those whom he had seen were captives when they were apart from him; that he would bring life to those whom guilt had made mortal; that he would make those live forever whom death had caused to live only for a time; and that those whom the devil had made exiles on earth, he would make his partners in heaven. The reason, brothers, that the Holy Spirit descended and infused himself in full at that time, and that the Father proclaims from heaven: "This is my beloved Son," was that those who had shared with the Son in the one activity of creating us would together impart the grace to restore us. -- St. Peter Chrysologus, Sermon 157 par. 6

4 comments:

WM Cwirla said...

This guy rocks! Is he Lutheran?

William Weedon said...

Yeah, just like St. John Chrysostom... :)

Anonymous said...

"To consecrate baptism."

How many sermons and exegesis on Mark 1:4-12, and its paralells does that obviate?

Joel Woodward said...

I am really enjoying these Chrysologus quotes! Thank you for sharing.