Compassion is Christ's command

Treasures of Our Faith with Deacon Richard Vehige · Nov 18, 2025 · 1m

Today, November 18, as our Church celebrates the Memorial of Rose Philippine Duchesne, religious, we are invited to read and reflect on a passage from the letter of the apostle Paul, to the Corinthians (12:31---13:13) entitled "The primacy of charity". Our treasure, which follows, is from a homily on the Letter to the Romans by Saint John Chrysostom, bishop. Born in Grenoble, France, of a family that was among the new rich, Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne learned political skills from her father and a love of the poor from her mother. The dominant feature of her temperament was a strong and…