Anglican Homilies

Book 1	Book 2
Introduction	Introduction
1. Faithful exhortation to the reading of Holy Scripture	1. Of the right use of the Church
2. Of the misery of all mankind	2. Against the peril of idolatry:  Part 1  Part 2  Part 3
3. Of salvation by only Christ	3. Repairing and keeping clean the church
4. Of the true and lively faith	4. Of good works. And first of fasting
5. Of good works	5. Against gluttony and drunkeness
6. Of Christian love and charity	6. Against excess of apparel
7. Against swearing and perjury	7. Homily of prayer
8. Of the declining from God	8. Of the place and time of prayer
9. Exhortation against the fear of death	9. Of common prayer and sacraments in common tongue
10. Exhortation to obedience	10. An information of them which take offense at certain places of Holy Scripture
11. Against whoredome and adultery	11. Of alms
12. Against strife and contention	12. Of the nativity
	13. Of the passion for Good Friday
	14. Of the resurrection for Easter Day
	15. Of the worthy receiving of the Sacrament
	16. An homily concerning the coming down of the Holy Ghost for Whitsunday
	17. An homily for Rogation week
	18. Of the state of matrimony
	19. Against idleness
	20. Of repentance and true reconciliation to God
	21. An homily against disobedience and willful rebellion

 

New! Modern Language
Versions of the Homilies

We are working on a project to update the language in the Anglican Homilies to make them more accessible to the modern reader. Listed below are the drafts that are available at this time:

• On the Reading of Holy Scripture
• On Good Friday - Part 1
• On the Holy Spirit (Pentecost) - Part 1
• On Salvation by Only Christ - Part 1
• On Salvation by Only Christ - Part 2

Check back often for additions to this list.

From the 39 Articles

Article XXXV. Of the Homilies

The second Book of Homilies, the several titles whereof we have joined under this Article, doth contain a godly and wholesome doctrine and necessary for these times, as doth the former Book of Homilies which were set forth in the time of Edward the Sixth: and therefore we judge them to be read in Churches by the ministers diligently and distinctly, that they may be understanded of the people.

Although this explanation was written more than 400 years ago, the homilies are so steeped in Scripture that they remain appropriate for our time.