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Liturgical Sermons

The Reading-Cluny Collection, 1 of 2; Sermons 85-133

Liturgical Sermons

The Reading-Cluny Collection, 1 of 2; Sermons 85-133

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Publisher: Liturgical Press
ISBN: 9780879071813
Number of Pages: 432
Published: 15/02/2021
Width: 14 cm
Height: 21.6 cm

Aelred (1110–1167) served Rievaulx Abbey, the second Cistercian monastery in England, for twenty years as abbot. During his abbacy he wrote thirteen treatises, some offering spiritual guidance and others seeking to advise King Henry II. He also wrote thirty-one sermons as a commentary on Isaiah 13–16 and 182 surviving liturgical sermons, mostly addressed to his monks. 

This volume contains the first half of Aelred's ninety-eight liturgical sermons from the Reading-Cluny collection, Sermons 85 through 133. For the most part, the collection follows the liturgical year, beginning in this volume with three sermons for Advent and ending with five for Pentecost and three for the Solemnity of the Holy Trinity. Sermons 134 through 182, from the Nativity of John the Baptist (June 24) through the Feast of All Saints, will appear in CF 87. These sermons appear to contain evidence of Aelred's editorial additions to the autograph of the sermons, as he added selections from patristic and medieval authors within the sermons and between them. 

Contents
Abbreviations vii
Introduction, by Marjory Lange and Marsha Dutton xiii
Sermon 85: On the Advent of the Lord 3
Sermon 86: On the Advent of the Lord 8
Sermon 87: On the Advent of the Lord 15
Sermon 88: On the Nativity of the Lord 20
Sermon 89: On the Nativity of the Lord 22
Sermon 90: On the Nativity of the Lord 27
Sermon 91: On the Nativity of the Lord 33
Sermon 92: On the Nativity of the Lord 35
Sermon 93: On the Nativity of the Lord 41
Sermon 94: On the Circumcision of the Lord 47
Sermon 95: On the Circumcision of the Lord 53
Sermon 96: On the Circumcision of the Lord 59
Sermon 97: On the Christmas Vigil 66
Sermon 98: On the Circumcision of the Lord 70
Sermon 99: On the Epiphany of the Lord 75
Sermon 100: On the Epiphany of the Lord 77
Sermon 101: On the Presentation of the Lord 83
Sermon 102: On the Purification of Saint Mary 91
Sermon 103: On Lent 98
Sermon 104: On Lent 103
Sermon 105: On Lent 108
Sermon 106: On the Feast of the Chair of Blessed Peter 116
Sermon 107: On the Fourth Sunday of Lent 122
Sermon 108: On Holy Saturday 130 
Sermon 109: On the Lord’s Supper 139
Sermon 110: On the Epiphany of the Lord 146
Sermon 111: On the Presentation of the Lord 155
Sermon 112: On the Feast of the Chair of Blessed Peter 158
Sermon 113: On the Feast of the Chair of Blessed Peter 167
Sermon 114: On the Birthday of Saint Benedict 174
Sermon 115: On the Birthday of Saint Benedict 182
Sermon 116: On the Birthday of Saint Benedict 193
Sermon 117: On the Birthday of Saint Benedict 202
Sermon 118: On the Annunciation of the Lord 209
Sermon 119: On the Annunciation of the Lord 221
Sermon 120: On the Day of Easter 229
Sermon 121: On the Day of Easter 234
Sermon 122: On the Holy Day of Easter 247
Sermon 123: On the Ascension of the Lord 257
Sermon 124: On the Ascension of the Lord 267
Sermon 125: On the Ascension of the Lord 284
Sermon 126: On the Day of Pentecost 293
Sermon 127: On the Day of Pentecost 300
Sermon 128: On the Day of Pentecost 306
Sermon 129: On the Day of Pentecost 315
Sermon 130: On the Solemnity of the Holy Trinity 321
Sermon 131: On the Solemnity of the Holy Trinity 328
Sermon 132: On the Solemnity of the Holy Trinity 339
Sermon 133: On the Day of Pentecost 347
Index of Scriptural References 355
Index of Classical, Patristic, and Medieval Works 376

Aelred of Rievaulx, Daniel Griggs, Marjory Lange

Daniel Griggs has an MA in medieval studies and a PhD in Byzantine theology, both from the University of Leeds. He teaches Latin at Butte College near Chico, California, and translates medieval texts from Greek and Latin. He is currently translating Aelred of Rievaulx’s sermons from the Reading collection, from Gaetano Raciti’s critical edition in Corpus Christianorum, Continuatio Mediaevalis 2C.   Marsha L. Dutton is the executive editor of Cistercian Publications. Emeritus professor of English at Ohio University, she is the author of many articles and book chapters on a variety of Cistercian subjects. Dutton is also the editor of A Companion to Aelred of Rievaulx (1110–1167) (Brill, 2017), of four volumes of Aelred’s works in translation, and of “Aelred of Rievaulx” and (with Tyler Sergent) “The Cistercians” in the Oxford Bibliographies in Medieval Studies. Her sixteen presentations on Aelred for Schola Cisterciensis appear on YouTube.

"These sensitively rendered sermons, from Advent through Trinity Sunday, bring Aelred's rich appreciation of the liturgical year to modern readers. Daniel Griggs' translations are measured, thoughtful, and evocative; they seem to capture the warm and learned voice of Abbot Aelred with his brothers in chapter. The rich and learned introduction by Marjory Lange and Marsha Dutton is invaluable to readers at every level. This work is particularly illuminating in dealing with subtle authorship issues in the Reading-Cluny Collection." J. Stephen Russell, Professor of English, Hofstra University "This book contributes to Aelredian scholarship by providing a crucial tool for the study of Aelred's late sermons. The translation is clear and accessible, and the introduction and notes help to elucidate the evolution of Aelred's thought over the whole of his sermon literature." Ella Johnson, author of This is My Body: Eucharistic Theology and Anthropology in the Writings of Gertrude the Great of Helfta, St. Ambrose University "This volume is a wonderful new resource for accessing the preaching of one of the most appealing abbots of the middle ages. It makes available for the first time in English Aelred's long-lost and recently found discourses on many of the great events of the monastic calendar. Here we see the bread of God's word as it was prepared by one of the great biblical imaginations of medieval monasticism. These sermons richly represent early Cistercian thought and also give us unique new insights into how monks in the twelfth century dealt with their authoritative sources. As we see Aelred work with his sources in these discourses, we see a wonderful new illustration of the active intellectual and theological life of the early Cistercians." Fr. Joseph Van House, Cistercian Abbey, Our Lady of Dallas "By making this literature available in clear, contemporary English translations, Cistercian Publications is allowing not only scholars but a broad spectrum of readers to engage with this significant portion of the legacy of one of the wisest and most attractive figures of the early Cistercian movement, and so to challenge and inspire a far larger audience than he was able to reach, or could even imagine reaching, in his own time." Catholic Books Review "This book will be a valuable addition to the libraries of those with an interest in Aelred and the early Cistercians or in medieval sermon studies. In addition, since the book follows the cycle of the liturgical year, offering homilies on the major feasts that we still celebrate today, it would make a pleasant choice for spiritual reading, particularly during the Easter season." Cistercian Studies Quarterly