Son, listen to yor father's instruction

Treasures of Our Faith with Deacon Richard Vehige · Aug 16, 2025 · 1m

Today, August 16, as our church celebrates the Memorial of Stephen of Hungary, we are invited to read and reflect on passage taken from a letter of the apostle Paul to the Colossians (3:1–17), entitled "Your life is hidden with Christ in God". Our treasure, which follows, is from the admonitions to his son by Saint Stephen. Saint Stephen was born in Pannonia around the year 969. After his baptism he was crowned a king of Hungary in the year 1000. In his relationships with his subjects he was just, peaceful and pius, exactly observing the laws of the Church, and ever seeking the welfare of his…