Sermon

=== Roman Catholic ===
Roman Catholic preaching has evolved over time but generally the subject matter is similar. As the famous St. [[Alphonsus Ligouri]] states, "With regard to the subject matter of sermons. Those subjects should be selected which move most powerfully to detest sin and to love God; whence the preacher should often speak of [[Four last things|the last things]] of death, of judgment, of Hell, of Heaven, and of eternity. According to the advice of the Holy Spirit, 'Remember your last end, and you shall never sin.' (Eccl. vii. 40)."<ref>{{cite book|chapter=[[s:Sermons for all the Sundays in the year/Instructions to Preachers|Instructions to Preachers]] |title=Sermons for all the Sundays in the year|year=1882|publisher=Dublin|first=Alphonus|last=Liguori|author-link=Alphonsus Liguori}}</ref>

Among the most famous Catholic sermons are St. [[Francis of Assisi]]'s Sermon to the Birds, St. [[Alphonsus Liguori]]'s Italian [[s:Sermons for all the Sundays in the year|Sermons for all the Sundays in the year]], St. [[Robert Bellarmine]]'s sermons during the counter-reformation period in [[s:Sermons from the Latins|Sermons from the Latins]], the French [[s:The Sermons of the Curé of Ars|The Sermons of the Curé of Ars]] by St. [[John Vianney]] and the [[s:The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church|Old English sermons]] of [[Ælfric of Eynsham]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.traditionalcatholicsermons.org/wordpress/ |title=Traditional Catholic Sermons |website=www.traditionalcatholicsermons.org |access-date=April 26, 2022}}</ref>