Peter of Celle: Sermon 60, On the Feast of the Holy Mary Magdalene #I
Introduction Peter (also known as Peter Cellensis) was born of noble parentage in Champagne, France, in the first half of the 12th century. He was educated at the Monastery of St. Martin-des-Champs in Paris before he became a Benedictine. In 1150, he was named abbot of the Abbey of La Celle, near Troyes. He was later made abbot of the Abbey of St. Rémy at Rheims, in 1162, and in 1181, he became Bishop of Chartres, succeeding John of Salisbury. He died a few years later, on February 20, 1183. Peter wrote many epistles and sermons, as well as a few treatises, including On Conscience , On the Discipline of the Cloister , and an explanation of the Mosaic tabernacle. This is the first in a series of 5 sermons on Mary Magdalene. The source is PL 202:822A-825C. Sermon 60: On the Feast of the Holy Mary Magdalene #I Peter of Celle (d. 1183) From His prepared dwelling, as from royal seats, unto the lower parts of our earth, the merciful and mercy-hearted Lord, having assumed the cloud