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Augustine’s Handbook on Faith, Hope, and Love (The Enchiridion)

Augustine’s Handbook was written to be a “suitable foundation” for Christian faith” (4) and presents his doctrine in terms of the Christian journey in which revelation is received through the graces of faith, hope, and love. Each of these graces are integrated, but hope and love flow from faith (7). Augustine insists that this is more than an intellectual endeavor – one’s “heart [must] be set on fire with great zeal” (6). The singular purpose of the three graces is to inform “how God is to be worshiped” (2).

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An Ancient Christmas Sermon – Augustine

St. Augustine was the Bishop of Hippo (in Northern Africa) from AD 395 – 430. Some of his Christmas sermons have been published in the Ancient Christian Writers series – St. Augustine: Sermons for Christmas and Epiphany (The Newman Press, 1952). Following are selected excerpts that summarize his Trinitarian Christology.

Listen, dearly beloved, and see what sound advice the Apostle has for us when he says: As therefore you have received Christ Jesus our Lord, walk ye in Him, rooted and built up in Him, and confirmed in the faith. With this simple and solid faith we ought to persevere in Him, that He may Himself make known to the faithful what is hidden in Him; for, as the same Apostle says, in Him are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.[1]

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