Anthony_Sermons
THE SERMONS OF SAINT ANTONY OF PADUA
Translated into English by Paul Spilsbury
from the Critical Latin Edition of the Centro Studi Antoniani, Padova, Italia (1979)
https://franciscan-archive.org/index2.html.

Headings

THE SERMONS OF SAINT ANTONY OF PADUA
PREFACE TO THIS TRANSLATION

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE ON THE TRANSLATOR:

ST. ANTONY'S GENERAL PROLOGUE
SEPTUAGESIMA

(PROLOGUE)

(FIRST CLAUSE)
SEXAGESIMA
(PROLOGUE)

(@GN 26,12@)

(@GN 6,14-15@)
THE SERMONS OF ST ANTONY

QUINQUAGESIMA

(@MT 26,67@)
FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT
(PROLOGUE)

(SECOND PROLOGUE)

(@MT 4,3@)
SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT (FIRST SERMON) & SECOND SERMON)
SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT (FIRST SERMON)
(PROLOGUE)

(@EX 14,12@)

(@LC 6,12@).

SECOND SUNDAY IN LENT (SECOND SERMON)
(PROLOGUE)
THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT
(PROLOGUE)

(FIRST CLAUSE)
(A sermon on the blindness of the sinner: \IAs soon as Joseph came,\i and on the property of the swan.)
(A sermon on the Passion of Christ: \IBe ye followers of God.)
(The second clause.
First, a sermon for the preacher: "His bow rested upon the strong.)
(A sermon on the devil’s armour and his warfare: "There went out a man baseborn\i, and on the spider’s web and its property.")
(A sermon on Christ’s armour and his victory: He put on justice as a breastplate.)
(On the third clause.
First, a sermon against the proud: I saw a ram with horns,\i and on the arrangement of horns in animals, and their meaning.)
FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT
(PROLOGUE)
FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT
(PROLOGUE)

(THE FIRST CLAUSE)
PALM SUNDAY
(PROLOGUE)

(THE FIRST CLAUSE)

(THE FOURTH CLAUSE)
EASTER
(PROLOGUE)

(FIRST CLAUSE)

(SECOND CLAUSE)

(THIRD CLAUSE)

(FOURTH CLAUSE)
EASTER OCTAVE
(PROLOGUE)

(FIRST CLAUSE)

(SECOND CLAUSE)

(THIRD CLAUSE)

(FOURTH CLAUSE)

(FIFTH CLAUSE)
SECOND SUNDAY AFTER EASTER
(PROLOGUE)

(FIRST CLAUSE)

(SECOND CLAUSE)

(THIRD CLAUSE)

(FOURTH CLAUSE)
THIRD SUNDAY AFTER EASTER
(PROLOGUE)

(FIRST CLAUSE)

(SECOND CLAUSE)

(THIRD CLAUSE)
FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER
(PROLOGUE)

(FIRST CLAUSE)

(SECOND CLAUSE)

(THIRD CLAUSE)
FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER
(PROLOGUE)

(FIRST CLAUSE)

(SECOND CLAUSE)

(THIRD CLAUSE)
SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER EASTER
(PROLOGUE)

(FIRST CLAUSE)

(SECOND CLAUSE)
PENTECOST
(PROLOGUE)

(FIRST CLAUSE)

(@EX 19,16@)

(@EZ 37,9@)

THE SERMONS OF ST ANTONY
FIRST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

(PROLOGUE)

(FIRST CLAUSE)

(SECOND CLAUSE)

(THIRD CLAUSE)

(FOURTH CLAUSE)

(@LC 16,27-28@)
SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
(PROLOGUE)

(THE FIRST CLAUSE

(SECOND CLAUSE)

(THIRD CLAUSE)
THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
(PROLOGUE)

(FIRST CLAUSE)

(SECOND CLAUSE)

(THIRD CLAUSE)
FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
(PROLOGUE)

(FIRST CLAUSE)

(SECOND CLAUSE)

(THIRD CLAUSE)

(FOURTH CLAUSE)
FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
(PROLOGUE)

(FIRST CLAUSE)

(SECOND CLAUSE)

(THIRD CLAUSE)

(FOURTH CLAUSE)
SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
(PROLOGUE)

(FIRST CLAUSE)

(SECOND CLAUSE)

(THIRD CLAUSE)
SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
(PROLOGUE)

(@CT 5,4@)

(FIRST CLAUSE)

(SECOND CLAUSE)

THIRD CLAUSE.
EIGHTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
(PROLOGUE)

(FIRST CLAUSE)

(SECOND CLAUSE)

(THIRD CLAUSE)

THE SERMONS OF ST ANTONY
NINTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

(PROLOGUE)

(FIRST CLAUSE)

(SECOND CLAUSE)

(@EZ 1,22@)

(THIRD CLAUSE)
TENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
(PROLOGUE)

(FIRST CLAUSE)

(SECOND CLAUSE)

(THIRD CLAUSE)
ELEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
(PROLOGUE)

(FIRST CLAUSE)

(SECOND CLAUSE)

(@JDT 16,21@)
TWELFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
(PROLOGUE)

(FIRST CLAUSE)

(SECOND CLAUSE)

THE SERMONS OF ST ANTONY
THIRTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

(PROLOGUE)

(FIRST CLAUSE)

(SECOND CLAUSE)

(THIRD CLAUSE)

(@LC 10,31-32@)

THE SERMONS OF ST ANTONY
SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

(PROLOGUE)

(FIRST CLAUSE)

(@1JN 2,16@)

(SECOND CLAUSE)

(THIRD CLAUSE)
EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
(PROLOGUE)

(SECOND CLAUSE)
NINETEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
(PROLOGUE)

(FIRST CLAUSE)

(THE SECOND CLAUSE)

(THIRD CLAUSE)
TWENTIETH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
(PROLOGUE)

(@2CO 4,18@)

(FIRST CLAUSE)

(SECOND CLAUSE)

(THIRD CLAUSE)

THE SERMONS OF ST ANTONY
TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

(PROLOGUE)

(THE FIRST CLAUSE)

(@GN 4,7@)

(THE SECOND CLAUSE)
TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
(PROLOGUE)

(FIRST CLAUSE)

(SECOND CLAUSE)

(THIRD CLAUSE)
TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
(PROLOGUE)

(FIRST CLAUSE)

(SECOND CLAUSE)
TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
(PROLOGUE)

(FIRST CLAUSE)

(SECOND CLAUSE)

THE SERMONS OF ST ANTONY
FIRST SUNDAY IN ADVENT

(PROLOGUE)

(FIRST CLAUSE)

(@DA 7,10@)
SECOND SUNDAY IN ADVENT
(PROLOGUE)

(FIRST CLAUSE)
THE SERMONS OF ST ANTONY

THIRD SUNDAY IN ADVENT
(PROLOGUE)

(ON THE EPISTLE)
FOURTH SUNDAY IN ADVENT
(PROLOGUE)

(FIRST CLAUSE)
FIRST SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS
(PROLOGUE)

(FIRST CLAUSE)

(SECOND CLAUSE)

(@EZ 3,
SECOND SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS
(PROLOGUE)

(FIRST CLAUSE)

(@RM 12,2@)
FOURTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
(PROLOGUE)

(FIRST CLAUSE)

(SECOND CLAUSE)

(THIRD CLAUSE)
FIFTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
(PROLOGUE)

(FIRST CLAUSE)

(SECOND CLAUSE)

(THIRD CLAUSE)
SIXTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
(PROLOGUE)

(@BA 5,1@)

(FIRST CLAUSE)

(@JDT 7,18-20@)

(SECOND CLAUSE)
FIRST SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY OCTAVE
(PROLOGUE)

SECOND SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY OCTAVE
(PROLOGUE)

(FIRST CLAUSE)

THIRD SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY OCTAVE
(PROLOGUE)

(SINGLE CLAUSE)
EPILOGUE
THE MARIAN SERMONS
I. PROLOGUE

II. THE NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

III. THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

IV. THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD

V. THE PURIFICATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

VI. THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
THE FESTIVAL SERMONS THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD

(THE ENROLMENT OF THE WORLD)

(THE BIRTH OF THE SAVIOUR)

(THE ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE SHEPHERDS)

(AN ALLEGORICAL SERMON)

(A MORAL SERMON)
THE FESTIVAL SERMONS SAINT STEPHEN

(THE PERSECUTION OF THE JUST)

(THE COMPARISON WITH THE MOTHER HEN)

(ALLEGORICAL SERMON)

(MORAL SERMON)
THE FESTIVAL SERMONS SAINT JOHN THE EVANGELIST

(THE IMITATION OF CHRIST)

(CHRIST’S LOVE FOR HIS FAITHFUL)

(ALLEGORICAL SERMON)

(MORAL SERMON)
THE FESTIVAL SERMONS THE HOLY INNOCENTS

(THE LORD’S FLIGHT INTO EGYPT)

(THE SLAYING OF THE CHILDREN)

(ALLEGORICAL SERMON)

(MORAL SERMON)
THE FESTIVAL SERMONS
THE CIRCUMCISION OF THE LORD

(THE NAMING OF CHRIST)

(ALLEGORICAL SERMON)

(MORAL SERMON)
FESTIVAL SERMONS
THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD

(THE APPEARANCE OF THE STAR)

(THE TROUBLING OF HEROD)

(THE OFFERING OF THE THREE MAGI)

(ALLEGORICAL SERMON)

(MORAL SERMON)
FESTIVAL SERMONS
THE CONVERSION OF SAINT PAUL
(THE APOSTOLIC EMINENCE IN THE JUDGEMENT)

(THE REWARD OF THOSE WHO RELINQUISHE EARTHLY THINGS)

(ALLEGORICAL SERMON)

(MORAL SERMON)
FESTIVAL SERMONS
THE PURIFICATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

(THE OFFERING OF JESUS CHRIST)

(THE FULFILMENT OF THE JUST SIMEON’S EXPECTATION)

(HIS BLESSING)

(ALLEGORICAL SERMON)

(MORAL SERMON)
FESTIVAL SERMONS THE CHAIR OF SAINT PETER

(JESUS CHRIST’S QUESTIONING)

(PETER’S CONFESSION)

(THE GRANTING OF THE POWER OF BINDING AND LOOSING)

(ALLEGORICAL SERMON)

(MORAL SERMON)

(ALLEGORICAL SERMON)

(MORAL SERMON)
FESTIVAL SERMONS
THE BEGINNING OF THE FAST

(FASTING)

(ALMSGIVING)

(MORAL SERMON)

FESTIVAL SERMONS
THE ANNUNCIATION TO HOLY MARY
(THE SENDING OF GABRIEL TO THE VIRGIN)

(THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE LORD’S CONCEPTION)

(THE OVERSHADOWING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT)

(MORAL SERMON)

(ALLEGORICAL SERMON)

(MORAL SERMON)
FESTIVAL SERMONS THE LORD'S SUPPER
(PROLOGUE: THE LORD’S SUPPER COMPARED TO ABRAHAM’S)

(@CT 2,3@)

(ALLEGORICAL SERMON)

(ALLEGORICAL SERMON)

(ANAGOGICAL SERMON)
FESTIVAL SERMONS
THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD
(PROLOGUE: THE HUMANITY OF CHRIST IN THE RESURRECTION, FLOWERING LIKE AARON’S ROD)

(ALLEGORICAL SERMON)

(MORAL SERMON)

(MORAL SERMON)

(ANAGOGICAL SERMON)
FESTIVAL SERMONS
SAINT PHILIP AND SAINT JAMES

(THE ETERNITY OF THE HEAVENLY MANSION)

(THE TRUTH OF THE FAITH)

(THE EQUALITY OF THE FATHER AND THE SON)

(ALLEGORICAL SERMON)

(MORAL SERMON)
FESTIVAL SERMONS
THE FINDING OF THE HOLY CROSS

(THE REGENERATION OF BAPTISM)

(CHRIST’S ASCENSION)

(HIS PASSION)

(ALLEGORICAL SERMON)

(MORAL SERMON)
FESTIVAL SERMONS THE LITANIES

(THE ASKING FOR BREAD)

(THE PERSISTENCE OF PRAYER)

(THE LOVE OF A FATHER FOR A SON)

(MORAL SERMON)
THE SERMONS OF ST ANTONY

FESTIVAL SERMONS
THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD
(THE LAST APPEARANCE OF CHRIST)

(THE SENDING OF THE APOSTLES TO PREACH)

(CHRIST’S ASCENSION INTO HEAVEN)

(ALLEGORICAL SERMON)

(MORAL SERMON)
FESTIVAL SERMONS THE FEAST OF PENTECOST
(PROLOGUE: THE HOLY SPIRIT, THE COMFORTER)

(LITERAL SERMON ON THE GOSPEL OF THE FEAST)

(ALLEGORICAL SERMON)

(MORAL SERMON)
FESTIVAL SERMONS
THE NATIVITY OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST
(THE BIRTH OF THE FORERUNNER)

(HIS NAMING)

(ALLEGORICAL SERMON)

(MORAL SERMON)
FESTIVAL SERMONS
THE HOLY APOSTLES PETER AND PAUL
(PETER’S THREE-FOLD CONFESSION OF LOVE FOR THE LORD)

(THE THREE-FOLD COMMENDATION OF THE CHURCH TO HIM)

(PETER’S OWN PASSION)

(ALLEGORICAL SERMON ON THE HOLY APOSTLES PETER AND PAUL)

(MORAL SERMON)

(ALLEGORICAL SERMON ON SAINT PAUL)

(MORAL SERMON)
APPENDIX
A SERMON PREACHED AT THE ABBEY OF ST MARTIN, LIMOGES