Jacob of Sarug's Homily on the partaking of the Holy Mysteries
By: translated with Introduction by Amir Harrak.
Contributors: Harrak, Amir.
Edition: 1st Gorgias Press ed.
Series: Texts from Christian late antiquity -- 23; Metrical homilies of Mar Jacob of Sarug -- fasc. 17
Publisher: Gorgias Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Piscataway, NJ
Language: eng
Subjects: Jacob, -- of Serug, -- 451-521; Sacraments -- Orthodox Eastern Church -- Sermons
Genres: Sermons
Work titles: Homily on the partaking of the Holy Mysteries.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

English and Syriac.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Outline; title: Summary; title: Text and translation; title: On the partaking of the holy mysteries; title: Prologue; title: Invitation to the Eucharist by the church; title: Baptismal dimension of the Eucharist; title: The church is the place of peace; title: Dangers of the material world; title: Christ physician and source; title: Pastoral exhortations; title: Exhortations to the repentants; title: The liturgy of the Word; title: The Apostles are rivers; title: Dismissal of the Catechumens; title: The Lord's prayer; title: The Epiclesis; title: Satan annoyed by the Eucharist; title: God is ever merciful; title: Necessity for full attendance in the healing Eucharist; title: Eucharistic hymn of Jacob of Sarug; title: The celebrant begs for mercy of behalf of the congregation; title: The Eucharist is a new deed by Christ.