FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT: ST. MARY OF EGYPT
Today we stop and visit a friend. She will help us understand that everything is possible with God. Saint Mary of Egypt was one of the most renowned and rich prostitutes in the city. Out of curiosity, she followed a group of Christian pilgrims to Jerusalem. They arrived to celebrate the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. She was amazed at the beauty of the event, but when she tried to enter the Church, the force of God held her out. She tried to enter again and again, but this invisible force wouldn't let her complete her journey. Scared at the sudden realization of her own sins were keeping her out of the Church, she ran off to her room and prayed and cried all night. She asked the Virgin Mary to pray for her forgiveness and the next morning, she was able to enter the Church. She was so sure that she wanted to commit her entire life to God, that she left all behind and lived in the desert to be closer to Him. For years a priest brought her Communion once a year. Until one year he came and found that she had died. Mary of Egypt tells us all that we can become a Saint. No one is too far away from being a Saint! It takes commitment to constant prayer and asking for God's forgiveness. Think about how you can turn your heart towards God.
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Read a book about a Saint
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Try looking on the Internet to find a story. Try www.goarch.org
Proverbs: 11:19-31 12:1-6 |
Make an effort to give of yourself!! Ask what you can do to help out at home or at school.
Proverbs 15:17-19 |
Memorize part of the Divine Liturgy: "Let us commit ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God"
Proverbs 15:20-16:9 |
Think about the Mother of God today. thank the Theotokos for being faithful to God.
Luke 1: 24-38 |
Prepare a Lenten meal with one of your parents. Enjoy the meal together.
Proverbs 17:17-18:5 |
Make today a "quiet" day. Read, color, or think of quiet activities that you can do.
Luke 1: 39-56 |
Do something special for an older person at Church today. Attend an evening service with your family.
Mark 10:32-45 |
Scripture Memory Verses
Up thru 2nd Grade: "He came to serve and to give His life to redeem many people:" Mark 10:45
3rd thru 12th Grade: "For even the Son of God did not come to be served; he came to serve and to give His life to redeem many people"