Woe to the soul that does not have Christ dwelling in it

Treasures of Our Faith with Deacon Richard Vehige · Nov 26, 2025 · 5m

On Wednesday of the Thirty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the second letter of the apostle Peter (2: 1-9) entitled "False teachers". Our treasure, which follows, is from a homily attributed to Saint Macarius, bishop.

Saint Macarius was born in Lower Egypt. A late tradition places his birthplace in the village of Shabsheer around 300 AD. He tended cattle as a boy. As a young man, with a strong call to solitude, he constructed near his home a small cell where he prayed continually and wove mats. Macarius is known for his wisdom…