John Chrysostom, homily by Peter Menkin
Offered at Wednesday Communion service at Church of Our Saviour, Mill Valley, CA USA.
This Feast Day of John Chrysostom is a reminder of the great preacher, and his role in the Church. A part of history, John Chrysostom is celebrated and remembered in January on the Church Calendar. This homily given January, 2009 by Parish Poet & Homilist, Peter Menkin.
He says, "I enjoy offering a homily at Wednesday Communion in the morning, especially for these special days of commemoration." When our Rector Richard Helmer gave John Chrysostom as a choice for a homily, I said yes to this man of history and holiness.