History
There was a time in England where it was illegal to be
Christian. Alban was not Catholic, but he thought the government
was wrong to arrest and kill Christians. So, he allowed a priest to hide in
his house. The priest loved Jesus so much, Alban became a Christian himself.
The governor found out that Alban was hiding a priest, so he sent soldiers to
his home. Alban gave the priest his own clothing and put on the priest’s robes,
because he wanted the priest to be free to teach other people about Jesus. The
judge found out what Alban had done and threatened to have him killed unless he
worshiped idols. Alban refused and he became the first martyr of England.
Activity
Jesus said there was no greater
love than to lay down your life for somebody else. That’s what Saint Alban did
when he traded his clothes with the priest so the priest could get away. Gather
up some action figures, dolls or stuffed animals that have clothing and play
Saint Alban’s Hide-and-Seek. One child hides his or her eyes, while the
other(s) switch the clothing on two toys and sets them in a line. The first
child has to guess which two characters have exchanged clothes. Then it’s
somebody else’s turn.
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