The Father's gift in Christ

Treasures of Our Faith with Deacon Richard Vehige · May 22, 2026 · 7m

On Friday the Seventh Week of Easter our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the second letter of the apostle John entitled "Whoever is faithful to the teachings of Christ possesses both the Father and the Son". Our treasure, which follows, is from the treatise On the Trinity by Saint Hilary, bishop.

Saint Hilary was a fourth century bishop of Poitiers, France and a Doctor of the Church. His name comes from the Latin word for happy or cheerful. Saint Hilary is best known as the leading opponent of Arianism during his time. Arianism was named after Arian, a priest who…