SERMON ENGLISH SECOND QUARTER
Page 2: Learning Objectives
Define the meaning of sermon
A preached discourse upon a text of scripture
A continued speech, conversation, common talk, discourse, manner of speaking, or literary style
Identify the difference between a homily and a sermon
Homily: an explanation or further commentary of scripture during a Mass
Sermon: a non-doctrinal discourse or sermon based on a Biblical topic or inspirational saying
Apply the acquired knowledge through delivering a sermon using appropriate gestures
Page 5: Plague
Plague: to cause worry or distress to
Page 6: Ecclesiastic
Ecclesiastic: relating to a church especially as an established institution
Page 7: Debut
Debut: a formal entrance into society
Page 8: Persecutors
Persecutors: to harass or punish in a manner designed to injure, grieve, or afflict
Page 9: Colonel
Colonel: a commissioned officer
Page 10: Infanticides
Infanticides: the killing of an infant
Page 11: Plunderers
Plunderers: to take the goods of by force
Page 12: Precepts
Precepts: a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action
Page 13: Incest
Incest: affair between persons closely related that they are forbidden by law to marry
Page 14: Fornications
Fornications: similar to adultery
Page 15: Priests
Priests: someone who is authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion
Page 16: Pterodactyl
Pterodactyl: a type of dinosaur
Page 17: Notorious
Notorious: generally known and talked of
Page 18: Malice
Malice: desire to cause pain, injury, or distress to another
Page 19: Pestilence
Pestilence: a contagious or infectious epidemic disease that is virulent and devastating
Page 20: Homily
Refers to an explanation or further commentary of scripture during a Mass
Typically follows a reading of a scripture or a specific Biblical story
Practical explanation of its text
Non-doctrinal discourse or sermon based on a Biblical topic or inspirational saying
Page 21: Origin of Sermon
Originates from the 12th century Anglo-French and Old French words, "sermoun and sarmun"
Meaning "a preached discourse upon a text of scripture"
Some sources claim it comes from the root word "sermonem", meaning "a continued speech, conversation, common talk, discourse, manner of speaking, or literary style"
Page 22: Definition of Sermon
Lecture given by someone in authority of a religious institution
Priest, pastor, or minister
Contains practical application of beliefs or laws of that religion
Page 23: Sermons in Literature
Sermons are considered classical orations in literature
Style of sermons reveals a high degree of rhetorical skill
Practiced in England and utilized by poets until the Elizabethan period
Effect of a sermon depends on its structure, context, and intended audience
Page 24: Wulfstan
Bishop of London, 996-1002
English Archbishop
Archbishop of York, 1002-23
Bishop of Worcester, 1002-16
Author of many Old English homilies, treatises, and law codes
Sermo Lupi ad Anglos ("Sermon of Wolf to the English") is an impassioned call to his countrymen to repentance and reform in 1014
Page 25: Excerpt from "Sermo Lupi ad Anglos:1014" (Sermon of the Wolf)
Page 26: Sermo Lupi ad Anglos
Title given to a homily composed in England between 1010-1016
Blames lack of moral discipline among the English as the source of God's anger
Viking raids against England for thirty years
Exhorts the English to behave in a manner pleasing to God and live according to the laws of the Church and the king
Page 27: Sermo Lupi ad Anglos by Wulfstan II
Title given to a homily composed in England between 1010-1016 by Wulfstan II, Archbishop of York
Commonly styled himself Lupus or "wolf"
Written in Old English
Blames lack of moral discipline among the English as the source of God's anger
Viking raids against England for thirty years
Exhorts the English to behave in a manner pleasing to God and live according to the laws of the Church and the king
Noted for its rhetorical achievements
Represents the height of Wulfstan's skill as a homilist and rhetor
Text has been critically edited multiple times
Mentions Old English wælcyrian, cognate to Old Norse valkyrjur