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3 days ago · In the Byzantine Church, three Doctors were pre-eminent: John Chrysostom, Basil the Great, and Gregory of Nazianzus. The feasts of these three saints were made obligatory throughout the Eastern Empire by Leo VI the Wise. A common feast was later instituted in their honour on 30 January, called "the feast of the three Hierarchs ".
2 days ago · St. John Chrysostom, the Archbishop of Constantinople (now Istanbul, in modern-day Turkey), was born in about the year 347. He was ordained a priest at the age of 39, and his sermons were widely ...
Jul 17, 2024 · Have you ever read Saint John Chrysostom‘s advice for married couples? The “Catechism of the Catholic Church” cites this brilliant saint and Doctor of the Church, referencing his 20th homily on Eph. 5:22-24. “Wives should be subordinate to their husbands as to the Lord.
Jul 11, 2024 · Office of Readings for Wednesday in Ordinary Time, the Memorial of Saint John Chrysostom, Bishop and Doctor God, come to my assistance. — Lord, make haste to help me.
Jul 17, 2024 · Saint John was surnamed Chrysostom (golden-mouthed) due to his eloquence. He was declared a Doctor of the Universal Church at the Council of Chalcedon in 451 and was declared patron of preachers by Pope Pius X.
5 days ago · Saint John Chrysostom, beacon of the whole world, pillar and confirmation of the Church, and preacher of repentance, was born in the city of Antioch in Syria. His parents were unbelievers and held to the impiety of the Greeks.
Jul 18, 2024 · Today we celebrate St. John Chrysostom (= “Golden Mouth”). Appointed Bishop of Constantinople (397), he worked there before the two exiles he suffered. The intimacy with the Word of God, cultivated in his years at the hermitage, had developed in him an irresistible urge to preach the Gospel.
