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Treasures of Our Faith with Deacon Richard Vehige · Feb 9, 2026 · 6m

On Monday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the beginning of the first letter of the apostle Paul to the Galatians (1:13—2:10) entitled "The calling and apostleship of Paul". Our treasure, which follows, is from a short discourse by Saint Bonaventure, bishop.

Saint Bonaventure was born about the year 1218 at Bagnorea in Tuscany. He studied philosophy and theology at Paris and, having earned the title Master, he taught his fellow members of the Order of Friars Minor with great success. He was elected Minister General of the…