Boast only of the Lord

Treasures of Our Faith with Deacon Richard Vehige · Mar 9, 2026 · 5m

On Monday of the Third Week of Lent our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the book of Exodus (24:1-18) entitled "The ratification of the covenant on Mount Sanai". Our treasure, which follows, is from a homily by Saint Basil the Great, bishop.

Saint Basil the Great was a fourth century Church Father and a Doctor of the Church. Because of the majesty and keenness of his eloquence, he is honored as "the revealer of heavenly things" and "the Great". He was an early Roman Christian prelate who served as Bishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia from 370 until his death in 379…