The lamb that was slain has delivered us from death and given us life.

Treasures of Our Faith with Deacon Richard Vehige · Apr 2, 2026 · 5m

On Thursday of Holy Week our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the letter to the Hebrews (4:14---5:10) entitled "Jesus Christ". Our treasure, which follows, is from an Easter homily by Saint Melito of Sardis, bishop.

Sardis was the capital of the Kingdom of Lydia (in modern-day Turkey), which continued as an important trade, administrative, and cultural center for over 2000 years. Saint Melito of Sardis was a late second-century bishop of Sardis near Smyrna in western Anatolia, and who held a foremost place among the early Christian bishops in Asia due to his…