Suffer for my sheep

Treasures of Our Faith with Deacon Richard Vehige · Feb 3, 2026 · 5m

Today, February 3rd, as our church celebrates the optional Memorial of Blaise, bishop and martyr, we are invited to first reflect on a passage from the second letter of the apostle Paul of the Corinthians (4:7 – – 5:8) entitled "The power of Christ is made manifest in our suffering". Our treasure, which follows, is from a sermon by Saint Augustine, bishop.

We know more about the devotion to Saint Blaise by Christians around the world than we know about the saint himself. The Germans and Slavs hold him in special honor, and for decades many United States Catholics have sought the annual Saint…