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- In his homily for the feast of Saint Paul (Natale Sancti Pauli, June 30) in the First Series of Catholic Homilies, Aelfric describes Paul's conversion (based on the epistle reading for the day, Acts 9·1-19) and offers an exegesis of the day's Gospel reading (Matthew 19:27-29) with a focus on the merits of the monastic life.
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- Aelfric devotes his homily for the First Sunday in Lent (Dominica I in Quadragessima) in the First Series of Catholic Homilies to an explication of the temptation of Christ, described in the usual Gospel reading for the day (Matthew 4:1-11).
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- Aelfric's homily on creation, the fall of the rebel angels, and the fall of humanity (De Initio Creaturae) in the First Series of Catholic Homilies is not given a liturgical assignment and serves as a general introduction to Salvation history.
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- Aelfric's homily for the feast of the Annunciation (Adnuntiatio Sanctae Mariae; March 25) in the First Series of Catholic Homilies is a translation and explication of the biblical account of the annunciation, described in the Gospel reading for the day (Luke 1 :26-28).
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- The homily for the Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost (Dominica XXI post Pentecosten) in the First Series of Aelfric's Catholic Homilies is an allegorical reading of the parable of the wedding feast (Matthew 22:1-14), the subject of the Gospel reading for the day. Aelfric cites Gregory the Great as the authority for his interpretation.
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- In his homily for the Mid-Lent Sunday (Dominica in Media Quadragessima) in the First Series of Catholic Homilies, Aelfric provides an allegorical understanding of the feeding of the five thousand (John 6:1-14).
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- In his homily for the Decollation of John the Baptist (Decollatio Sancti Iohannis Babtiste; August 29) in the First Series of the Catholic Homilies, Aelfric explicates the Gospel reading for the day (Mark 6: 17-29), which describes the circumstances leading to the saint's death.
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- Aelfric' s preface (Praefatio) to the First Series of Catholic Homilies comprises a short text in Latin, followed by a longer text in Old English. The Latin Preface is addressed to Archbishop Sigeric of Canterbury (990-994).
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- Aelfric's homily for Christmas (Nativitas Domini; December 25) in the First Series of Catholic Homilies is an explication of Luke 2:1-20, a combination of two liturgical readings describing Christ's nativity.
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- Aelfric' s homily for the First Sunday in Advent (Dominica I in Adventu) in the First Series of Catholic Homilies is a tropological explication of the second coming of Christ, based on the epistle reading for the day (Romans 13: 11-17).
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- Aelfric's homily for the feast of Saint Stephen (Passio Beati Stephani Protomartiris; December 26) in the First Series of Catholic Homilies is an exegesis on and expansion of the biblical description of Stephen's martyrdom (Acts 6:8-10 and 7:54-60). Aelfric relied heavily on a sermon he thought the work of Augustine, now attributed to Caesarius of Arles.
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- In his homily for the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist (Nativitas Sancti Iohannis Baptistae; June 24) in the First Series of Catholic Homilies, Aelfric describes the saint's miraculous conception, birth, and preaching, relying in part on the Gospel reading for the day, Luke 1 :57-68.
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- Aelfric's homily for the feast of Saint John the Evangelist (Assumptio Sancti Iohannis Apostoli; December 27) in the First Series of Catholic Homilies is a description of the saint's life and peaceful death.
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- In his homily for Wednesday in Rogationtide (Feria 1111) in the First Series of Catholic Homilies, Aelfric explicates the Nicene and Athanasian creeds (De Fide Catholica), focusing on the doctrine of the Trinity.
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- In his homily for the feast of the Assumption of the Virgin (Assumptio Sanctae Mariae Virginis; August 15) in the First Series of the Catholic Homilies, Aelfric offers a guarded description of the life and death of the Virgin Mary, relying on a letter he believed to have been the work of Saint Jerome.
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- Aelfric's homily for the First Sunday after Easter (Dominica I post Pasca) in the First Series of Catholic Homilies is an exegesis of the Gospel reading for the day (John 20:19-31) and treats the theme of the bodily resurrection of humanity at the last judgment.
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- In the homily for the feast of Saint Andrew (Natale Sancti Andreei; November 30) in the First Series of Catholic Homilies, Aelfric explicates the calling of Saints Andrew, Peter, James, and John, based on the Gospel reading for the day (Matthew 4: 18-22) and also describes the passion of Andrew.
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- In his homily for the Third Sunday after Epiphany (Dominica III post Epiphania Domini) in the First Series of Catholic Homilies, Aelfric explicates Christ’s healing of a leper and of the centurion’s servant, described in the Gospel reading for the day (Matthew 8:1-13).
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- In his homily for the Second Sunday in Advent (Dominica II in Adventum) in the First Series of Catholic Homilies, Aelfric cites Gregory the Great as his authority for his explication of the last judgment based on the Gospel reading for the day
(Luke 21:25-33).
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- Aelfric cites Gregory the Great as one of the authorities for his homily for Ascension (In Ascensione Domini) in the First Series of Catholic Homilies. The homily treats the epistle reading for the day (Acts 1 :3-15), the Bible's fullest account of the ascension, as well as Luke 24:50-53 and Mark 16:14-20 (the Gospel reading for the day).
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