He gave his life for the unity of the Church

Treasures of Our Faith with Deacon Richard Vehige · Nov 12, 2025 · 5m

Today, November 12, as our church celebrates the Memorial of Josaphat, Bishop and Martyr, we are encouraged to first read and reflect on a passage from the second letter of the apostle Paul to the Corinthians (4:7—5:8), entitled "The power of Christ is made manifest in our sufferings". Our treasure, which follows, is from the Encyclical Letter Ecclesiam by Pope Pius XI.

Saint Josaphat Kuntsevych was born in 1580, in Volodymyr, Ukraine. He was a Basilian hieromonk and archeparch of the Ruthenian Uniate Church who served as Archbishop of Polotsk from 1618 to 1623. He died on November 12, 1623…