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Jean-Baptiste Massillon

1663–1742 · Roman Catholic (France) · Paris and Clermont, France

Jean-Baptiste Massillon (1663–1742), an Oratorian who became Bishop of Clermont in 1717, preached the Advent and Lenten stations before Louis XIV and the funeral oration for that king. The Petit Carême, delivered before the boy Louis XV in 1718, and the sermon on the small number of the saved are the best known of his discourses, which turn on the analysis of the human heart rather than on doctrine.

35 sermons

  1. Sur le petit nombre des élus
  2. Oraison funèbre de Louis le Grand
  3. The Small Number of the Elect
    Luke 4:1–999
  4. On Salvation
    John 7:6 · No. 1
  5. On the Small Number of the Saved
    Luke 4:27 · No. 2
  6. The Disgusts Accompanying Virtue
    John 10:31 · No. 3
  7. The Uncertainty of Righteousness in a State of Lukewarmness
    Luke 4:38 · No. 4
  8. The Certainty of the Loss of Righteousness in a State of Lukewarmness
    Luke 4:38 · No. 5
  9. On Evil-Speaking
    John 2:24 · No. 6
  10. On the Employment of Time
    John 7:33 · No. 7
  11. The Certainty of a Future State
    Matthew 25:46 · No. 8
  12. On Death
    Luke 7:12 · No. 9
  13. On the Death of a Sinner, and that of a Righteous Character
    Revelation 14:13 · No. 10
  14. On Charity
    John 6:11 · No. 11
  15. On Afflictions
    Matthew 11:6 · No. 12
  16. On Prayer
    Matthew 15:22 · No. 13
  17. Forgiveness of Injuries
    Matthew 5:43 · No. 14
  18. The Woman Who Was a Sinner
    Luke 7:37 · No. 15
  19. The Word of God
    Matthew 4:4 · No. 16
  20. On the Delay of Conversion
    John 1:23 · No. 17
  21. On False Trust
    Luke 24:21 · No. 18
  22. On the Vices and Virtues of the Great
    Matthew 4:8 · No. 19
  23. On the Injustice of the World Toward the Godly
    John 9:24 · No. 20
  24. Respect in the Temples of God
    Matthew 21:12 · No. 21
  25. The Truth of Religion
    Matthew 8:10 · No. 22
  26. Doubts upon Religion
    John 7:27 · No. 23
  27. Evidence of the Law of God
    John 8:46 · No. 24
  28. Immutability of the Law of God
    John 8:46 · No. 25
  29. For Christmas Day
    Luke 2:10 · No. 26
  30. For the Day of the Epiphany
    Matthew 2:2 · No. 27
  31. The Divinity of Jesus Christ
    Luke 2:21 · No. 28
  32. On the Resurrection of Lazarus
    John 11:34 · No. 29
  33. On the Day of Judgment
    Luke 21:27 · No. 30
  34. The Happiness of the Just
    Matthew 5:4 · No. 31
  35. On the Dispositions for the Communion
    Luke 3:4 · No. 32
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