An Index to Pierre de Bérulle's "Works of Piety"

Cardinal Pierre de Bérulle (1575-1629) wrote many little passages for various occasions: sermons, retreats, reflections, circular letters, etc.  After his death, these varied works were collated into a collection known as the Diverse Little Works of Piety, or Works of Piety for short (in French, Œuvres de pieté, hence the abbreviation OP).  One of my long-term goals is a publication of all of these; for now, I am translating them piecemeal as the need or inspiration arises.

Below is an index of all of my OP translations and where to find them; I will add to them as more are translated, and I may also fill in all the titles in the future. 

 

The Works of Piety of Cardinal Pierre de Bérulle 


OP VI: God, Jesus, and Mary Are Life and Source of Life

OP XII:  On the Samaritan, and on the Three Dwellings of Jesus: in God His Father, in Our Humanity, on the Cross [Partial]

OP XXI: Of the Gift of God, of the Manner of Receiving Him, and of Giving Oneself to Him; About These Words: Si scires donum Dei [If you knew the gift of God] 

OP XXXVIII: On the Nativity of Jesus

OP LX: The Source of the Death and Passion of Jesus Is the Love He Bears Us (in "On the Passion of Christ") 

OP LXI: Beginning of the Passion of the Son of God in the Resurrection of Lazarus (in "On the Passion of Christ") 

OP LXII: The Death and Resurrection of Lazarus Are the Occasion of the Death of Jesus (also in "On the Passion of Christ") 

OP LXIII: Beginning of the Passion of Jesus, and Explanation of These Words: Ecce ascendimus Jerosolymam, etc.(in "On the Passion of Christ") 

OP LXIV: Progress of the Passion of Jesus (in "On the Passion of Christ") 

OP LXV: The Seizing of Jesus in the Garden (in "On the Passion of Christ") 

OP LXVI: On the Three Agonies of Jesus (in "On the Passion of Christ") 

OP LXVII: The Scourging of Jesus Christ (in "On the Passion of Christ") 

OP LXVIII: On the Inner Sufferings of Jesus — On the Feelings of the Son of God With Regard to His Most Holy Passion (in "On the Passion of Christ") 

OP LXIX: On the Cries of Jesus on the Cross, and on the Opening of His Side by the Iron of the Lance (in "On the Passion of Christ") 

OP LXX: On the Devotion of the Church to the Passion of Our Lord (in "On the Passion of Christ") 

OP LXXI: On the Devotion of the Church to the Passion of Our Lord on Friday (in "On the Passion of Christ") 

OP LXXII: On the Devotion of Friday (in "On the Passion of Christ") 

OP C: On Saint Magdalene, Regarding These Words: Apparuit primo Mariæ Magdalenæ [He first appeared to Mary Magdalene] (in Elevation to Jesus Christ Regarding Saint Mary Magdalene) 

OP CI: On Saint Martha and the Active Life (in Elevation to Jesus Christ Regarding Saint Mary Magdalene)

OP CIII: Catechesis of the Son of God to the Samaritan Woman, and Explanation of These Words: Si scires donum Dei (Jn 4:4)

OP CXLII: On the Redemption of Man Through the Cross (in "On the Passion of Christ") 

 

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