Treasures of Our Faith with Deacon Richard Vehige

On Friday the Seventh Week of Easter our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the second letter of the apostle John entitled "Whoever is faithful to the teachings of Christ possesses both the Father and the Son". Our treasure, which follows, is from the treatise On the Trinity by Saint Hilary, bishop. Saint Hilary was a fourth century bishop of Poitiers, France and a Docto...

On Thursday the Seventh Week of Easter our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the first letter of the apostle John (5:13-21) entitled "Prayer for sinners". Our treasure, which follows, is from a commentary on the gospel of John by Saint Cyril of Alexandria, bishop. Saint Cyril was born in 370 and lived a monastic life. He was ordained a priest and succeeded his uncle as...

On Wednesday the Seventh Week of Easter our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the first letter of the apostle John (5:1-12) entitled "Our faith is our victory over the world". Our treasure, which follows, is from the dogmatic constitution of the Church of the Second Vatican Council. Lumen gentium , the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, is one of the principal documen...

  On Tuesday the Seventh week of Easter our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the first letter of the apostle John (4:11-20) entitled "God is love". Our treasure, which follows, is from a treatise On the Holy Spirit by Saint Basil the Great, bishop. Saint Basil the Great was one of the most important bishops and theologians of the early Church. He lived in the fourth ce...

On Monday the Seventh week of Easter our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the first letter of the apostle John (4:1-10) entitled "God has loved us first". Our treasure, which follows, is from a catechetical instruction by Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, bishop. Cyril of Jerusalem was a theologian of the Early Church. About the end of AD 350, he succeeded Maximus as Bishop of...

Today, as our Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Ascension we are invited to reflect on a passage from the letter of the apostle Paul to the Ephesians (4:1-24) entitled "He ascended to heaven and led captivity captive". Our treasure, which follows, is from a sermon by Saint Augustine, bishop. Our Lord's ascension into heaven is essential to a complete understanding of the Christian faith becau...

On Saturday the Sixth Week of Easter our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the first letter of the apostle John (3:18-24) entitled "The commandment of faith and love". Our treasure, which follows, is from a homily on the Song of Songs by Saint Gregory of Nyssa, bishop. Saint Gregory of Nyssa was a fourth century archbishop of Constantinople and a theologian. He is numbe...

On Friday the Sixth Week of Easter our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the first letter of the apostle John (3:11-17) entitled "Love one another". Our treasure, which follows, is from a treatise on John by Saint Augustine, bishop. Saint Augustine is perhaps the most significant Christian thinker after St. Paul. He adapted Classical teaching and created a powerful theo...

Today, May 14, as our Church celebrates the Feast of Matthias, Apostle, we are invited to reflect on a passage from the Acts of the Apostles (5:12-32), entitled "The apostles in the primitive Church". Our treasure, which follows, is from a homily on the Acts of the Apostles by Saint John Chrysostom, bishop. Saint Matthias, whose name means "gift of God",  was the disciple chosen by God through the...

On Wednesday the Sixth Week of Easter our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the first letter of the apostle John (2:18-29) entitled "Concerning the antichrist". Our treasure, which follows, is from a sermon by Saint Leo the Great, pope. Saint Leo the Great's primary contribution to the teachings of the Catholic Church was his clear articulation of the two natures of Chr...

On Tuesday the Sixth week of Easter our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the first letter of the apostle John (2:12-17) entitled "Obedience to the will of God". Our treasure, which follows, is from a commentary on the Gospel of John by Saint Cyril of Alexandria, bishop. Saint Cyril's great  Commentary on John focuses its theological fire power against Arianism. The com...

On Monday the Sixth week of Easter our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the first letter of the apostle John (2:1-11) entitled "The new commandment". Our treasure, which follows, is from the treatise On the Trinity   by Didymus of Alexandria. Didymus the Blind was a 4th-century Christian teacher and theologian from Alexandria who made an important contribution to the C...

On the Sixth Sunday of Easter our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the beginning of the first letter of the apostle John (1:1-10) entitled "The word of life and the light of God". Our treasure, which follows, is from a commentary on the second letter to the Corinthians by Saint Cyril of Alexandria, bishop. Saint Cyril was born in 370 and lived a monastic life. He was o...

On Saturday of the Fifth Week of Easter our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the book of Revelation (22:10-21) entitled "Come, Lord Jesus, the fulfillment of our hope". Our treasure, which follows, is from a discourse on the psalms by Saint Augustine, bishop. Saint Augustine was born at Tagaste in Africa in 354. He was unsettled and restlessly searched for the truth un...

On Friday of the Fifth Week of Easter our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the book of Revelation (22:1-9) entitled "The river of life-giving water". Our treasure, which follows, is from a sermon by Blessed Issac of Stella, abbot. Blessed Isaac of Stella, born around 1100 A.D., was a monk, theologian, and philosopher. Blessed Isaac entered the Cistercian Monastery of C...

On Thursday of the Fifth Week of Easter our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the book of Revelation (21:9-27) entitled "The vision of the heavenly Jerusalem, the bride of the Lamb". Our treasure, which follows, is from a treatise by Saint Gaudentius of Brescia, bishop. Saint Gaudentius was Bishop of Brescia in northern Italy and was a theologian and author of many lett...

On Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Easter our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the book of Revelation (21:1-8) entitled "The new Jerusalem". Our treasure, which follows, is from a letter to Diognetus. The Letter  to Diognetus  is a clear and succinct explanation of what it means to follow Jesus and that there is no other life worth living. The letter to Diognetus is an...

On Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Easter our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the book of Revelation (20: 1-15) entitled "The final struggle with Satan, the dragon". Our treasure, which follows, is from a commentary on the gospel of John by Saint Cyril of Alexander, bishop. Saint Cyril was born in 370 and lived a monastic life. He was ordained a priest and succeeded his...

You will notice changes have been made to the introduction of my daily recording. The format is more concise and intended to help you better understand the meaning of the material being presented. I pray you find these upgrades helpful. On Monday of the Fifth Week of Easter our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the book of Revelation (129:11-21) entitled "The victory of...

You will notice changes have been made to the introduction of my daily recording. The format is more concise and intended to help you better understand the meaning of the material being presented. I pray you find these upgrades helpful. On the Fifth Sunday of Easter our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the book of Revelation (18:21---19:10) entitled "The wedding feast...

  Today, May 2, as our Church celebrates the memorial of Athanasius , Bishop and Doctor, we are invited to read and reflect on a passage from the book of Wisdom (7: 7-16, 22-30), entitled "The joy of the just united to God". Our treasure, which follows, is from a discourse by Saint Athanasius, bishop. Saint Athanasius was born at Alexandria in 295. He served as  Patriarch of Alexandria  for a peri...

  Today, May 1, as our church celebrates the feast of Joseph the Worker we are first invited to read and reflect on a passage from the letter of the apostle Paul to the Hebrews (11:1-6) entitled "The faith of the ancients." Our treasure, which follows, is from the pastoral constitution of the Church in the modern world of the Second Vatican Council. The Feast of St. Joseph the Worker is celebrated...

You will notice changes have been made to the introduction of my daily recording. The format is more concise and intended to help you better understand the meaning of the material being presented. I pray you find these upgrades helpful. On Thursday of the Fourth Week of Easter our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the book of Revelation (15:5—16:21) entitled "The seven...

You will notice changes have been made to the introduction of my daily recording. The format is more concise and intended to help you better understand the meaning of the material being presented. I pray you find these upgrades helpful. Today, April 29, as our Church celebrates the Memorial of Catherine of Siena, Virgin and Doctor, we are invited to first reflect on a passage from the first letter...

The primary teaching of Book of Revelation 14:1–13 is a call to steadfast faithfulness in the face of trial, grounded in the certainty of God's ultimate justice and reward. The vision begins with the Lamb, Jesus Christ, standing victorious with His faithful followers—symbolizing those who belong entirely to Him and have remained pure in their allegiance. In contrast to those who follow evil, these...