Catena Aurea, St. Matthew - Vol 1, Part 1: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Catena Aurea, St. Matthew - Vol 1, Part 1, credited to Saint Thomas Aquinas, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of Catena Aurea, St. Matthew - Vol 1, Part 1 by Saint Thomas Aquinas. Read in English by ancientchristian The Catena Aurea (Latin for Golden Chain) presents the commentaries of the greatest theologians (e.g. St. John Chrysostom, St. Jerome, St. Augustine) of the Church as if they were having a discussion on each verse of the Bible. St. Thomas Aquinas put this opus together from sermons and commentaries on the Gospels composed by over eighty early Church Fathers, providing their insights into each passage. The work shows his intimate acquaintance with the Early Fathers. The work was commissioned by Pope Urban IV, so that everyone could hold to the fundamental rule of the Church, that no one is to interpret Sacred Scripture contrary to the unanimous consent of the Fathers (Vatican I). This first volume covers Matthew 1 - 10. (ancientchristian)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Catena Aurea, St. Matthew - Vol 1, Part 1
• Author credits: Saint Thomas Aquinas
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 40
• Listed recording duration: 17:05:28

Catalogue topics

• bible
• New Testament
• Jesus
• christian
• Gospels
• commentary
• Church Fathers

Opening tracks: first 24 of 40

1. 01 - Preface to Matthew — 18:33
2. 02 - Matt 1:1-5 — 37:00
3. 03 - Matt 1:6-15 — 22:14
4. 04 - Matt 1:16,17 — 17:59
5. 05 - Matt 1:18,19 — 17:38
6. 06 - Matt 1:20-23 — 26:55
7. 07 - Matt 1:24,25;2:1,2 — 28:19
8. 08 - Matt 2:3-11 — 21:11
9. 09 - Matt 2:12-18 — 19:17
10. 10 - Matt 2:19-23;3:1-3 — 22:30
11. 11 - Matt 3:4-12 — 32:23
12. 12 - Matt 3:13-17 — 23:01
13. 13 - Matt 4:1-7 — 23:53
14. 14 - Matt 4:8-17 — 23:40
15. 15 - Matt 4:18-25 — 24:00
16. 16 - Matt 5:1-10 — 34:15
17. 17 - Matt 5:11-19 — 37:06
18. 18 - Matt 5:20-26 — 28:43
19. 19 - Matt 5:27-37 — 29:59
20. 20 - Matt 5:38-42 — 21:54
21. 21 - Matt 5:43-48 — 17:16
22. 22 - Matt 6:1-6 — 23:41
23. 23 - Matt 6:7-10 — 23:33
24. 24 - Matt 6:11-13 — 24:40

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