Let us banish the fear of death and think of the eternal life that follows it

Treasures of Our Faith with Deacon Richard Vehige · Nov 28, 2025 · 7m

On Friday of the Thirty-Fourth Week in Ordinary Time our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the second letter of the apostle Peter (3: 1-18) entitled "A reflection on the coming of the Lord". Our treasure, which follows, is from a sermon on man's immortality by Saint Cyprian, bishop.

Saint Cyprian is important in the development of Christian thought and practice in the third century, especially in northern Africa. Highly educated and a famous orator, he became a Christian as an adult. He distributed his goods to the poor, and amazed his fellow citizens by making a…