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Oration on the Palms

Methodius of Olympus

Section 1

About this work

Author: Methodius of Olympus

I. Blessed be God; let us proceed, brethren,

‹ Salutation / Introduction Section 2 ›

from

wonders

to

the

miracles

of

the

Lord

,

and

as

it

were

,

from

strength

to

strength

.

For

just

as

in

a

golden

chain

the

links

are

so

intimately

joined

and

connected

together

,

as

that

the

one

holds

the

other

,

and

is

fitted

on

to

it

,

and

so

carries

on

the

chain

—

even

so

the

miracles

that

have

been

handed

down

by

the

holy

Gospels

,

one

after

the

other

,

lead

on

the

Church

of

God

,

which

delights

in

festivity

,

and

refresh

it

,

not

with

the

meat

that

perisheth

,

but

with

that

which

endureth

unto

everlasting

life

.

Come

then

,

beloved

,

and

let

us

,

too

,

with

prepared

hearts

,

and

with

ears

intent

,

listen

to

what

the

Lord

our

God

shall

say

unto

us

out

of

the

prophets

and

Gospels

concerning

this

most

sacred

feast

.

Verily

,

He

will

speak

peace

unto

His

people

,

and

to

His

saints

,

and

to

those

which

turn

their

hearts

unto

Him

.

To

-

day

,

the

trumpet

-

blast

of

the

prophets

have

roused

the

world

,

and

have

made

glad

and

filled

with

joyfulness

the

churches

of

God

that

are

everywhere

amongst

the

nations

.

And

,

summoning

the

faithful

from

the

exercise

of

holy

fasting

,

and

from

the

palæstra

,

wherein

they

struggle

against

the

lusts

of

the

flesh

,

they

have

taught

them

to

sing

a

new

hymn

of

conquest

and

a

new

song

of

peace

to

Christ

who

giveth

the

victory

.

Come

then

,

every

one

,

and

let

us

rejoice

in

the

Lord

;

O

come

,

all

ye

people

,

and

let

us

clap

our

hands

,

and

make

a

joyful

noise

to

God

our

Saviour

,

with

the

voice

of

melody

.

Let

no

one

be

without

portion

in

this

grace

;

let

no

one

come

short

of

this

calling

;

for

the

seed

of

the

disobedient

is

appointed

to

destruction

.

—

Let

no

one

neglect

to

meet

the

King

,

lest

he

be

shut

out

from

the

Bridegroom’s

chamber

.

—

Let

no

one

amongst

us

be

found

to

receive

Him

with

a

sad

countenance

,

lest

he

be

condemned

with

those

wicked

citizens

—

the

citizens

,

I

mean

,

who

refused

to

receive

the

Lord

as

King

over

them

.

Let

us

all

come

together

cheerfully

;

let

us

all

receive

Him

gladly

,

and

hold

our

feast

with

all

honesty

.

Instead

of

our

garments

,

let

us

strew

our

hearts

before

Him

.

In

psalms

and

hymns

,

let

us

raise

to

Him

our

shouts

of

thanksgiving

;

and

,

without

ceasing

,

let

us

exclaim

,

“

Blessed

is

He

that

cometh

in

the

name

of

the

Lord

;

”

for

blessed

are

they

that

bless

Him

,

and

cursed

are

they

that

curse

Him

.

Again

I

will

say

it

,

nor

will

I

cease

exhorting

you

to

good

,

Come

,

beloved

,

let

us

bless

Him

who

is

blessed

,

that

we

may

be

ourselves

blessed

of

Him

.

Every

age

and

condition

does

this

discourse

summon

to

praise

the

Lord

;

kings

of

the

earth

,

and

all

people

;

princes

,

and

all

judges

of

the

earth

;

both

young

men

and

maidens

—

and

what

is

new

in

this

miracle

,

the

tender

and

innocent

age

of

babes

and

sucklings

hath

obtained

the

first

place

in

raising

to

God

with

thankful

confession

the

hymn

which

was

of

God

taught

them

in

the

strains

in

which

Moses

sang

before

to

the

people

when

they

came

forth

out

of

Egypt

—

namely

,

“

Blessed

is

He

that

cometh

in

the

name

of

the

Lord

.

”

Notes

2
Ps. lxxxiv. 8.
3
John vi. 27.
4
[Evidently a homily for Palm Sunday, the first day of the Paschal week.]
5
Ps. lxxxv. 9; xcv. 1; xlvii. 1.
6
Luke xix. 27.
7
Ps. lxii. 8.
8
Ps. cxviii. 26; Matt. xxi. 9; Mark xi. 9; Luke xix. 38; John xii. 13.
9
Gen. xxvii. 29.
10
Ps. cxlviii. 11, 12.