Purification of spirit through Fasting and Almsgiving

Treasures of Our Faith with Deacon Richard Vehige · Feb 19, 2026 · 5m

On Thursday after Ash Wednesday our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the beginning of the book of Exodus (1:1-22) entitled "The oppression of Israel". Our treasure, which follows, is from a sermon by Saint Leo the Great, pope.

Saint Leo became pope in the year 440. Saint Leo was a Roman aristocrat, and was the first pope to have been called "the Great". Saint Leo is known as one of the best administrative popes of the ancient Church .His work branched into many areas of the church, indicative of his notion of the pope's total responsibility for the flock of…