Homily That Man Is Set Over Every Creature

Also known as: Quod homo sit constitutus super omnem creaturam
Author: St. John Chrysostom

A homily on man's lordship over creation, with exhortations to gratitude.

Chapter I (The Six Days of Creation)

Verse 5: And He called the light Day — Quoted at length on creation serving man: sky, sun, moon, forests, fields, springs
"St. Chrysostom, in his Homily That Man Is Set Over Every Creature, applies keen incentives to man from the day, light, and other creatures for serving God."