The work of the Holy Spirit

Treasures of Our Faith with Deacon Richard Vehige · May 19, 2026 · 6m

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 century (about A.D. 330–379) in Cappadocia, in what is now Turkey. He served as Bishop of Caesarea and became a leading defender of Christian faith during a time of great controversy about the divinity…