Christ has reconciled the world to God with his own blood

Treasures of Our Faith with Deacon Richard Vehige · Aug 23, 2025 · 1m

On Saturday of the Twentieth Week in Ordinary Time our Church invites us to read and reflect on a passage from the book of the prophet Isaiah (37:21-35) entitled "Isaiah prophesies about the Assyrian king". Our treasure, which follows, is from the Explanations of the Psalms by Saint Ambrose, bishop. Saint Ambrose was born of a Roman family at Trier about the year 340. He studied at Rome and served in the imperial government at Sirmium. In 374, while, living in Milan, he was elected bishop of the city by popular acclaim and ordained on December 7. He devotedly carried out his duties and…