HOMILIA'RIUM (\IL_ from Lat. horn ilia, Gk. 6ut2.1a, homilia, conversation. homily). A collection of homilies for the use of the clergy either to read to their congregations or for their own edification. Such collections were in use from the sixth century. for the use of those clergy who were unable or unwilling to write their own sermons. The homilies of the Venerable Bede were in familiar use among the clergy in all parts of the \Vest. and we find in the letters of the early medieval time traces of an inter change of sermons-, original or otherwise. be tween bishops and clergy, even in distant coun tries. Aleuin made an homiliarium, which, strangely enough. considering its author. passed out. of mind and was only discovered in 1892. What since the fifteenth century has been called his is really a revision of that by Warnefried mentioned below. One of the many reformatory measures of Charlemagne was a compilation of homilies under the title of 'Ilmniliarium2 which was made under his direction by the deacon. Paid Waruefried. a monk of Monte Cassino and one of his chaplains. It was compiled in the end of the eighth century. and contains homilies for all the Sundays and festivals of the year. It is the most famous of these collections. 'Alaxi mos of Turin (fifth century. homilies in lliome. Patrol. Lat., lvii.1 is more drawn upon than any other author, but Bede comes next, and then the Great. Gregory the Great. Augustine. and
others. The language was, of course, Latin. Many synods directed the clergy to translate these sermons for their flocks. and the collection continued in use for this purpose down to the sixteenth century. It was printed at Speyer in 1482, and again at Cologne in 1357, and is re printed in Migne. Patrol. Lat.. xev. A eolle•tion of English homilies turned into verse. that they might lie more readily remembered by the people. appears to have been composed about the middle of the thirteenth century. This eolleetion. at fording a metrical sermon for every Sunday and festival day in the year, exists in manuscript; and a portion of it was edited with introduction and notes by John Small. librarian to the Uni versity of Edinburgh (English Metrical Homilies. Edinburgh. 18621. \Vhen the Reformation was into England the unfitness of the clergy to preach was so keenly felt that a bon's of homilies was prepared and sent forth by authority of Edward VI. (15471, and again under Elizabeth (156:1) a second bunk, and the read ing, of these homilits was enjoined. The two books were ro printed at I )xford, 1859. hey ilostiLY ; iIO.1rrLTLS OF TILE CIL LIWII or Eci;. I AND.