Hold fast to God, the one true good

Treasures of Our Faith with Deacon Richard Vehige · Mar 7, 2026 · 6m

On Saturday of the Second Week of Lent our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the book of Exodus (20:1-17) entitled "The Law is given on Mount Sanai". Our treasure, which follows, is from a treatise on Flight from the World by Saint Ambrose, bishop.

Saint Ambrose was born of a Roman family at Trier about the year 340. He studied at Rome and served in the imperial government at Sirmium. In 374, while, living in Milan, he was elected bishop of the city by popular acclaim and ordained on December 7. He devotedly carried out his duties and especially distinguished…