History
St. Olga was not like other saints who wanted to be holy all their lives. In fact, Olga was a cruel
woman for a long time. She was married to Prince Igor I of Russia, and when he
was murdered, she responded by killing the people who murdered them and
hundreds of their family and friends. She killed other people, too, when they
did things she didn’t like. But when she was an old woman, Olga learned about
Jesus. She was sorry for all the evil things she had ever done and asked God to
forgive her and help her turn her life around. Olga became the first Russian to
become a Christian. By then, her son was king, and she tried to convince him to
become a Christian, but he refused. It was her grandson, Vladimir I, who made
Christianity the national religion.
Activity
When Saint Olga learned about
Jesus, her whole life changed. Most of us are very lucky that we have known
about Jesus all our lives. But today, you can experience a little of what it
was like for Saint Olga by having a backwards day. Try to do everything
backwards. You can wear your clothes backward – or maybe put on pajamas instead
of your regular clothes in the morning. You can eat dinner for breakfast and
breakfast for dinner. How else can you do things backwards today?
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