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CONSTANTINE HARMENOPULUS. A notice from Fabricius and Harles, *Bibliotheca Graeca*, vol. XI. 9 CONSTANTINE HARMENOPULUS, sebastos, nomophylax, and judge of Thessalonica, on the opinions of heretics who have existed at various times. 19 ON THE ORTHODOX FAITH. 29 A short narrative concerning the three synodal tomes promulgated under the emperors Constantine Porphyrogenitus, Manuel Comnenus, and Michael Palaeologus, in which all ringleaders of uprisings or rebellions against the imperial majesty, together with their supporters and accomplices, are struck with anathema; from Yriarte, Greek codex, Madrid. 41 A Tome against Gregory Palamas. 43 EPITOME of divine and sacred canons, composed by the venerable sebastos, nomophylax, and judge of Thessalonica, the Lord Constantine Harmenopulus. 45 Prologue. 45 SECTION I. ON BISHOPS. — On the election and ordination of bishops. 49 TITLE I. — Canon of the Apostles. 49 TITLE II. — Who may be made a bishop, and who may not. 51 TITLE III. — What tasks a bishop ought to perform. 51 TITLE IV. — What things ought not to be done by a bishop. 55 TITLE V. — Who may be admitted to the accusation of a bishop, and who may not. Then, who shall investigate the case of the accused and how. 67 B TITLE VI. — On provinces. 70 TITLE VII. — On synods and sessions. 71 TITLE VIII. — Canons related to these. 74 TITLE IX. — On chorepiscopi. 75 SECTION II. ON PRESBYTERS, DEACONS, AND SUBDEACONS. — On the ordination of these, and who ought to become priests, and who ought not. 75 TITLE I. — Canon 2 of the Apostles. 75 TITLE II. — What a priest ought to offer, and what he ought not to offer. 79 C TITLE III. — What tasks a priest ought to perform, and what he ought not to perform. 79 TITLE IV. — On deacons. 91 TITLE V. — On subdeacons and exorcists. 95 TITLE VI. — Canons related to these. 95 SECTION III. — On the clergy. 99 TITLE I. — Who may become clergy, and who may not. 99 TITLE II. — What tasks a cleric ought to perform, and what he ought not to perform. 102 TITLE III. — Canons common to clergy and laity. 111 D TITLE IV. — Who are not to be admitted to the accusation of clergy. 115 TITLE V. — Related canons. 118 SECTION IV. — On monks and monasteries. 118 TITLE I. — When and how a future monk is to be admitted. 118 TITLE II. — What tasks a monk ought to perform, and what he ought not to perform. 119 TITLE III. — On monasteries. 123 SECTION V. — On the laity. 126 TITLE I. — On those who are illuminated through baptism, and who are to be illuminated. 126 TITLE II. — What tasks a layman ought to perform, and what should not be performed. 130 TITLE III. — Punishments for crimes. 135 TITLE IV. — Punishments for the lapsed. 150 TITLE V. — General canons. 158 TITLE VI. — On the emperor. 162 SECTION VI. — On women. 162
MACARIUS CHRYSOCEPHALUS, METROPOLITAN OF PHILADELPHIA. A notice from Fabricius and Harles, *Bibliotheca Graeca*, vol. XI, p. 593; vol. VIII, p. 673. 167 Oration of MACARIUS CHRYSOCEPHALUS, Metropolitan of Philadelphia, on the exaltation of the venerable and life-giving Cross. 175 Notes and various readings for the oration of Macarius Chrysocephalus. 231 Oration of Macarius, Bishop of Philadelphia, on the incursion of the barbarians. 237 Proemium to the commentaries on Matthew. 239 Proemium to the commentaries on the Gospel of St. Luke. 241 On the universal Orthodox solemnity for the restoration of the honor of sacred images. 241 Fragments from a Florilegium. 243
JOANNES CALECA, PATRIARCH OF CONSTANTINOPLE. Notice. 249 Index of the Homilies of Joannes Caleca. From Montfaucon, *Bibl. Coislin.*, p. 402, cod. CCCLXXXVI, 14th century. 249 SERMON of Joannes Caleca, Patriarch of Constantinople, on the Sunday before the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. 253 SERMON of Joannes Caleca, Patriarch of Constantinople, on the third Sunday of the fasts, or of the adorable Cross. 263
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THEOPHANES NICENUS, ARCHBISHOP. Editor’s Caution. 279 THE WORKS WHICH SURVIVE OF THEOPHANES, ARCHBISHOP OF NICAEA, now published for the first time from the Vatican Library in Greek and Latin by D. Consalvo Ponce de Leon, the translator, who also added annotations and various readings from the collation of another codex, by the authority and approval of his superiors. Rome, with Franciscus Zannettus, 1590. 281 Dedication Epistle. 281 EPISTLES OF THEOPHANES, METROPOLITAN OF NICAEA. 287 EPIST. I. To the Nicaenes, teaching what a true Christian should be, a contemner of all present things, whether sad or joyful; and toward the end instructing that all fellowship with heretics must be avoided. It was sent when he was first declared pastor of this city. 289 EPIST. II. Doctrinal, concerning patience and long-suffering, to all the Christians who were pastored by him. 299 EPIST. III. Doctrinal, to the priests and the rest of the clergy of his holy Church; showing how great is the office of the priesthood, and what kind of person one must be who is established in the priesthood. 319 ORATION in which thanks are given to our Lord Jesus Christ for deliverance from plague and death. 351
NICOLAUS CABASILA, METROPOLITAN OF THESSALONICA. Notice from Fabricius, Harl., *Bibliotheca Graeca*, vol. X, p. 459. 355 NICOLAUS CABASILA on the divine sacrifice of the altar. Preceded by an admonition to the reader by Gentianus Hervetus, the translator. 363 CAP. I. What the entire sacrifice signifies in summary. 367 CAP. II. Why the holy gifts are not placed upon the altar at the beginning. 375 CAP. III. That these gifts are offered as the first-fruits of human life. 378 CAP. IV. Why it is fitting that these gifts should be the first-fruits of human life. 378 CAP. V. Why not the whole loaf is offered, but the part that is cut off. 379 CAP. VI. Why the priest portrays the passion of Christ in the bread. 379 CAP. VII. What the memorial of the Lord is. 382 CAP. VIII. Concerning the things that are done with the bread. 383 CAP. IX. Why the Lord commanded this to be done in remembrance of Him. 386 CAP. X. What is said after the commemoration in the oblation; and that the offering of the gifts is at once thanksgiving and humble petition. 386 CAP. XI. Why the gifts are covered; and concerning what is said. 390 CAP. XII. On the glorification in the beginning. 391 CAP. XIII. What the petition for mercy everywhere signifies. 395 CAP. XIV. On the commendation or deposit. 598 CAP. XV. Concerning the antiphons which are said, and the prayers which occur therein. 599 CAP. XVI. The significance of the sacrifice in summary. 403 CAP. XVII. Interpretation of the first antiphon. 406 CAP. XVIII. What the prophetic readings that are sung at the beginning of the sacrifice signify. 407 CAP. XIX. Interpretation of the third antiphon. 410 CAP. XX. On the showing of the Gospel, and the thrice-holy hymn. 411 CAP. XXI. On the prayer in the hymn, and the sacred acclamations. 414 CAP. XXII. Concerning the reading of the Scriptures, their order, and their significance. 415 CAP. XXIII. Concerning the petitions after the Gospel. 418 CAP. XXIV. On the introduction of the sacred gifts to the altar. 419 CAP. XXV. On the prayers after the introduction of the precious gifts, and the instructions of the priest to the people. 419 CAP. XXVI. On the confession of faith, and those things which the priest urges and prays for to the faithful after it, and concerning what they respond to him. 422 CAP. XXVII. On the sanctification of the gifts, and the thanksgiving which precedes it. 426 CAP. XXVIII. Whence we strictly and securely believe in the sacrament. 426 CAP. XXIX. On those points in which the Latins find fault with us, and a response to their criticism. 427 CAP. XXX. That the sacred mystery is celebrated in the Church of the Latins in the same manner as it is among us. 438 CAP. XXXI. For what cause does the priest, at the sanctification of the gifts, invoke not the Son, but the Father? 438 CAP. XXXII. On the sacrifice itself, and what it is that receives the sacrifice. 439 CAP. XXXIII. On the prayers after the sacrifice, and what that prayer is for the sake of which he makes mention of the saints here, and especially of the most holy One. 442 CAP. XXXIV. Concerning those things for which the priest prays for himself, for the sacred gifts, and concerning those things which he orders the faithful to pray for. 443 CAP. XXXV. On the prayer handed down by God, and the bowing of heads, and the thanksgiving toward God thereafter, and the glorification. 447 CAP. XXXVI. Concerning those things which the priest cries out to the people while elevating the holy elements; and concerning those things which they cry back to him. 447 CAP. XXXVII. What the hot water injected into the mystery signifies. 450 CAP. XXXVIII. In what manner the mysteries signify the Church. 451 CAP. XXXIX. On the calling of the faithful to communion, and what the faithful say when the gifts are shown. 454 CAP. XL. On the prayer of the priest for them, which he speaks to them after communion. 454 CAP. XLI. On the thanksgiving and glorification which takes place afterwards. 453 CAP. XLII. Concerning those who have fallen asleep, whether they are sanctified by the gifts of the table, just as those who are alive. 458 CAP. XLIII. That the sanctification of the soul of him who communicates takes place primarily. 459 CAP. XLIV. On the intercession of Christ. 463 CAP. XLV. That for those who have fallen asleep, the sanctification is more perfect. 463 CAP. XLVI. How the same gifts can always be received from God. 466 CAP. XLVII. In what measure they are acceptable. 470 CAP. XLVIII. The reason for which we venerate and honor the saints with these gifts. 470
A CAP. XLIX. — Against those who say that the commemoration of the saints which takes place in the sacred mystery is a supplication by the priest to God on their behalf. 471 CAP. L. — In how many ways the commemoration of the saints is performed in the sacrifice, and what [makes] the difference. 483 CAP. LI. — Why the priest calls the sacrifice a reasonable worship. 486 CAP. LII. — Why the Eucharist is called only a mystery. 486 CAP. LIII. — Concerning the general act of thanksgiving and the final prayer on account of the communion of the sacraments. 490
DE VITA IN CHRISTO LIBRI SEPTEM (SEVEN BOOKS ON THE LIFE IN CHRIST). 491 From the Preface of Jacobus Pontanus of the Society of Jesus to the Reader, concerning Philippus Solitarius’s Dioptra. 491 Index of books. 491
BOOK I. — That the Life in Christ is constituted through the divine mysteries of Baptism, the sacred Unction, and Communion. 493 BOOK II. — What divine fruit of utility holy baptism procures for him. 521 BOOK III. — What utility the sacred ointment, or chrism, confers. 569 BOOK IV. — What benefit the most holy Communion produces. 581 BOOK V. — That an altar is also necessary for the completion of the sacred and divine mysteries. 625 BOOK VI. — In what manner one must preserve the life in Christ received from the mysteries and sacraments. 637 BOOK VII. — Of what sort he becomes who, being initiated, has guarded the grace of the mysteries by his own diligence. 685
SERMO CONTRA FENERATORES (SERMON AGAINST USURERS). — David Heschelius edited [this] in Greek at Augsburg, 1595, 4to, but less completely; the same, as they say, went forth complete at Zamosść, 1604, 4to, with the oration of Epiphanius on the Burial of Christ; but in the two copies of the Zamosść edition which we examined, one Mazarine, the other Royal, there is nothing more contained than the oration of Epiphanius. Nevertheless, we have supplied the lacunae of the Heschelius edition with the help of the Paris manuscript codices, 970 and 1113. 727
De sancta Theodora vidua sanctimoniali Thessalonicensi Danielis Papebrochii commentarius prævius (Previous commentary by Daniel Papebrochius on Saint Theodora, the widowed nun of Thessalonica). (Acta SS. April, day 4, vol. I.) 749 LAUDATIO S. Matris nostræ et myrolytidæ Theodoræ auctore Nicolao Cabasila Thessalonicensi metropolita (Eulogy of our Holy Mother and myrrh-streaming Theodora, by Nicolaus Cabasilas, metropolitan of Thessalonica). 753 Prologue. 753 CAP. I. — The fatherland, birth, and marriage of S. Theodora. 756 CAP. II. — The monastic life and virtues of S. Theodora. 759 CAP. III. — A synopsis of the praises of S. Theodora and a comparison with other saints. 765
GREGORIUS PALAMAS THESSALONICENSIS METROPOLITA (GREGORY PALAMAS, METROPOLITAN OF THESSALONICA). Notice from the Bibliotheca of Fabricius. 771 Arguments of the works of Gregory Palamas from the Coislinian codices. (Montfaucon, Bibl. Coisl. p. 150.) 799 On the opinions of the Greeks concerning Gregory Palamas, archbishop of Thessalonica, admitted by some Greeks into the number of the saints. 843 Iambi against the heresies of Gregory Palamas, archbishop of Thessalonica, by Gregorius Acindynus. 845
GREGORII PALAMÆ OPERA (WORKS OF GREGORY PALAMAS). Dialogue which is titled: THEOPHANES, or On the communicability and incommunicability of the Divinity and divine things. 909 Prosoropolæ, that is, prayers made by the fiction of persons, in a mixed, dialogical, and most especially judicial style, [containing] a confirmation of what the Mind, contending against the Body in judgment, may say before the judges. (In Greek col. 1347). 959 Protheoria or forethought of the cause. 959 Assumptive declaration. 961 Another declamation, which is itself also an assumptive refutation. By what words the Body, contending against the Mind in judgment, may use [in pleading] before the judges. 975 Sentence of the judges. 987
VITA S. PETRI, anachoretæ in monte Atho, auctore Gregorio Thessalonicensi (Life of St. Peter, the anchorite on Mount Athos, by Gregory of Thessalonica). 989 C. Janningi Commentarius (Commentary by C. Janning). (Acta SS. Bolland. June, vol. II, day 12.) 989 § 1. Holy worship. Palaestra. Mount Athos. The time spent therein. The Roman journey. 989 § II. — Author of the life, inventor, new version. 994 S. P. N. GREGORII archiepiscopi Thessalonicensis oratio in admirabilem et angelicæ parem vitam sancti ac divini Patris nostri Petri qui in sancto monte Atho anachoretam egit (Oration of our Holy Father Gregory, archbishop of Thessalonica, on the admirable and angelic life of our holy and divine Father Peter, who lived as an anchorite on the holy mountain of Athos). 995 Prologue. 995 CAP. I. — Peter’s fatherland, military service, captivity, vow, liberation. 997 CAP. II. — Journey to Rome, thence to Crete. Miracles performed there. 1003 CAP. III. — Journey to Mount Athos, and the life spent there harshly and holily. 1007 CAP. IV. — Tempted once and again by the demon, he escapes by prayer. 1013 CAP. V. — He is attacked for the third time by the demon, simulating his servant, and urging a return to his homeland. 1017 CAP. VI. — He conquers the fourth temptation of the demon, who feigned to be an angel, by humility; and is heaped with celestial gifts. 1021 CAP. VII. — Discovered by a hunter, he explains the series of his life; and sends home [the hunter], who desired to remain there. 1027 CAP. VIII. — He expels a demon from a dead corpse, and it is carried away placed on a boat. 1031 CAP. IX. — The sacred body of the Photocome, having been deposited, heals the possessed, and is honored with a temple and a feast. 1035
GREGORII THESSALONICENSIS et Gregorii Sinaitæ ASCETICA (Ascetical works of Gregory of Thessalonica and Gregory the Sinaite). From the Philokalia of the holy Neptic fathers. Venice 1782. [Notice to the reader regarding the rarity and reproduction of this text]. 1041 Editor’s Venetian Notice. 1041 S. P. N. GREGORII THESSALONICENSIS METROPOLITÆ ad reverendissimam in sanctimonialibus Xenam, de passionibus, virtutibus et mentalis quietudinis fructibus (Of our Holy Father Gregory, Metropolitan of Thessalonica, to the most reverend Xena among the nuns, on the passions, virtues, and the fruits of mental quietude). 1045 EJUSDEM Decalogus Christianæ legis (Of the same, The Decalogue of Christian law). 1089 EX EJUSDEM SERMONIBUS de iis qui sacræ indulgent quietudini (From the Sermons of the same, concerning those who give themselves to sacred quietude). 1101 Question to him. 1102 Response. To those wishing to apply themselves to quietude, it is not useless to endeavor to contain the mind within the body. 1103 EJUSDEM de oratione et puritate cordis capita tria (Of the same, three chapters on prayer and purity of heart). 1117 Ejusdem capita centum physica, theologica, moralia et practica (One hundred physical, theological, moral, and practical chapters of the same). 1121
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Hagioritic Tome concerning the Quietists. Against those who, from their own inexperience and disobedience toward the saints, despise the mystical operations of the Spirit, which operate in those living according to the Spirit even better than can be expressed in words, and which are revealed by works, not by sermons. 1225 Regarding Gregory the Sinaite, a notice. 1237 Of the Most Holy Father Gregory the Sinaite, very useful chapters arranged by acrostic, of which this acrostic is composed: Various discourses concerning precepts, dogmas, threats, and promises; and also concerning thoughts, vices, and virtues; furthermore, concerning quietude and prayer. 1239 Chapters of the same, from 1 to 11. 1299 Accurate dissertation of the same concerning quietude and prayer, also concerning the signs of grace and error; and what is the difference between fervor and prayer; and that without a guide error is easily fallen into, in ten chapters. 1303 Of the same, concerning quietude and the two modes of prayer, fifteen chapters. 1313 How one ought to perform prayer. 1314 Concerning respiration. 1318 How one ought to chant. 1318 Concerning the diversity of those chanting. 1318 A contradiction of the same. 1319 Concerning error. 1325 Concerning reading. 1323 Of the same, how the Hesychast ought to sit for prayer and not rise quickly. 1329 How prayer is to be recited. 1330 How thoughts are to be cast out. 1331 How one ought to chant. 1334 Of the same, to a certain inquirer concerning the moderation of the stomach. 1335 Concerning error, where also of many matters. 1338
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