It was necessary that Christ should suffer and so enter into his glory.

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

On Tuesday within the Octave of Easter our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the beginning of the first letter of Saint Peter (1:22---2:10) entitled "The life of God's children". Our treasure, which follows, is from a discourse by Saint Anastasius of Antioch.

The church of Antioch is held to be the first church of Christianity and is said to be established in the year 37. Antioch was then the capital of the east and where the faith so clearly took such deep roots as to give birth there to the named Christians.

Saint Anastasius was a 6th-century bishop and Patriarch…