On Fasting and Feasts

In this new collection of sermon translations--most offered here in English for the first time--Basil addresses such issues as drunkenness, hesitations over baptism, community benefits of fasting, how to be thankful when facing loss and disaster, and the mystery of the incarnation. Also included are three sermons on local martyrs Julitta, Mamas, and Barlaam. --From publisher's description.