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| St. Eligius Photo by Havang |
Special Note: Today is the first day of Advent! Here's a wonderful guide to the season from Our Sunday Visitor. You may want to make our kid-friendly Advent wreath today instead of today's activity (or in addition to it, if you have the time).
History
Saint Eligius (also called Eloi) was a talented
metalsmith in France about 1500 years ago. He was in charge of the King’s mint,
where coins were made. Eligius and the King got to be good friends, but even
though he was a very important man, he did not forget to help others. He gave
generously to the poor and paid for slaves to be set free. He also built several
churches and a monastery, and finally, he became a priest, and then a bishop.
Many people became Christians because of his powerful teaching.
Activity
Saint Eligius taught people that it
was important to use of their talents and wealth to help other people, and he
taught this by his good example. Think about what your talent are and how you
can use them to help other people while you make this simple Christmas ornament
out of thin aluminum sheets and permanent markers. (The instructions say to
place the aluminum on a foil sheet for the embossing, a pad of paper or an open
spiral-bound notebook works just as well.)
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