The Life of St John Chrysostom by St Demetrius of Rostov
Akathist and Prayer to St John Chrysostom
I am father, saith Christ,
I am brother, I am bridegroom,
I am dwelling place, I am food, I am raiment,
I am root, I am foundation:
all whatsoever thou desirest, I am.
Be thou in need of nothing.
I will be even a servant,
for I came to minister, not to be ministered unto;
I am friend, and member, and head,
and brother, and sister, and mother;
I am all, only cling thou closely to Me.
I was poor for thee, and a wanderer for thee,
on the cross for thee, in the tomb for thee;
above, I intercede for thee;
on earth, I am come for thy sake
an ambassador from My father.
Thou art all things to Me:
brother, and joint heir, and friend, and member.
What wouldest thou more?
(From St John Chrysostom's 76th Homily
on the Gospel of St Matthew)
I am dwelling place, I am food, I am raiment,
I am root, I am foundation:
all whatsoever thou desirest, I am.
Be thou in need of nothing.
I will be even a servant,
for I came to minister, not to be ministered unto;
I am friend, and member, and head,
and brother, and sister, and mother;
I am all, only cling thou closely to Me.
I was poor for thee, and a wanderer for thee,
on the cross for thee, in the tomb for thee;
above, I intercede for thee;
on earth, I am come for thy sake
an ambassador from My father.
Thou art all things to Me:
brother, and joint heir, and friend, and member.
What wouldest thou more?
(From St John Chrysostom's 76th Homily
on the Gospel of St Matthew)
Four Lectures delivered in 2007
honoring the 1600th Anniversary of the repose St John Chrysostom
honoring the 1600th Anniversary of the repose St John Chrysostom
NEW! A lecture originally intended for our 2007 Symposium on St John Chrysostom, but not delivered at that time. It was read in November 2007 at Ampleforth Abbey, Yorkshire, UK.
The Sermon and the Chalice by M C Steenberg (of Monachos.net)
Three lectures from the 2007 Symposium held at St John Chrysostom Church, House Springs, Missouri, USA:
St John Chrysostom on Grace and Free Will by Prof David Bradshaw
The Pastoral Power of Theology: St John the Golden-Mouthed by Fr John Behr
The Home as a Little Church: The Vision of St John Chrysostom by Prof David Ford
St John Chrysostom for the 21st Century by Fr Josiah Trenham
St John Chrysostom on Monasticism and the Married Life (audio) by Fr Josiah Trenham
Paschal Homily by St John Chrysostom
Prayer before reading Scripture by St John Chrysostom
I am father, saith Christ, I am brother, I am bridegroom,
I am dwelling place, I am food, I am raiment, I am root, I am foundation . . .