The Holy Spirit renews us in baptism

Treasures of Our Faith with Deacon Richard Vehige · May 11, 2026 · 6m

On Monday the Sixth week of Easter our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the first letter of the apostle John (2:1-11) entitled "The new commandment". Our treasure, which follows, is from the treatise On the Trinity by Didymus of Alexandria.

Didymus the Blind was a 4th-century Christian teacher and theologian from Alexandria who made an important contribution to the Church through his deep biblical scholarship and defense of orthodox doctrine. Despite losing his sight as a child, he became head of the famous Catechetical School of Alexandria and was renowned for…