History
St. Romuald lived more than 1000
years ago, when people still fought duels to settle their arguments, even
though it was against the law. One day, his father won a duel. Romuald was so
horrified that his father killed another man, he decided to do 40 days of
penance, just as if he had been the one who committed the crime. Eventually, he
became a monk. He sometimes faced terrible temptations, but by praying, he
would avoid committing the sin.
Activity
Sometimes, people do the wrong
thing because everybody around them thinks it’s okay. That makes it hard for them
to realize they have sinned. In the U.S., one of those sins might be telling a “white
lie” or driving just a little bit faster than the speed limit, or something
like that. Today, pray a penance for the sins that people don’t recognize as
sin.
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