Thursday, June 20, 2013

June 20: St. Adalbert of Magdeburg



History

After a Russian princess named Olga became a Christian, she sent for monks to help teach all her subjects about Jesus. St. Adalbert was one of the missionaries who answered the call. Unfortunately, Princess Olga’s son took the crown from her and forced all the missionaries to flee. Saint Adalbert escaped. But he still served as a missionary, spreading Christianity to Slavic people living in Europe.

Activity

Missionaries are incredibly important to the Church, because they bring the truth about Jesus to people who may have never heard of Him before. Sometimes, it takes years or even a missionary’s whole life to reach just a few people. Today, pray for a missionary.

Saint Adalbert, pray for us!


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