Three Lenten Sermons

by Leo the Great

These three Lenten sermons were given in the years 441, 442, and 443 respectively. In them, Leo exhorts the faithful to use Lent as a time to fight against the temptations of the flesh and overcome the self, that they might participate fully in the Easter feast.

50 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 443

About the author

Pope Leo I, also known as Leo the Great, was Bishop of Rome from 29 September 440 until his death. Leo was a Roman aristocrat, and was the first pope to have been called "the Great". He is perhaps best known for having met Attila the Hun in 452 and persuaded him to turn back from his invasion of Italy.

Reviews

[Kaylee · Rating 5 out of 5]

There are so many great quotes from the wise St. Leo the Great. Plan to reread before Lent. Inspirational.

"Virtue is nothing without the trial of temptation, for there is no conflict without an enemy, no victory without strife."

"Let works of piety, therefore, be our delight, and let us be filled with those kinds of food that feed us for eternity. "

"And, therefore, because none of us, dearly beloved, is so perfect and holy as not to be able to be more perfect and more holy, let us all together, without difference of rank, without distinction of desert, with pious eagerness pursue our race from what we have attained to what we yet aspire to, and make some needful additions to our regular devotions."