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Treasures of Our Faith with Deacon Richard Vehige · Jan 29, 2026 · 5m

On Thursday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time our Church invites us to read and reflect on a passage from the beginning of the book of Deuteronomy (30: 1-20) entitled "The promise of forgiveness after the exile". Our treasure, which follows, is from a sermon by John the Serene, bishop.

Saint John IV called the Peacemaker, or the Serene is known in Italian as Giovanni Scriba. He was the Bishop of Naples from 26 February 842 until his death on December 17, 849. He is one of the patron saints of Naples where his feast day is celebrated on June 22. St. John had the relics of Aspren translated to…