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| St. Pachomius |
History
Pachomius was born around 292 and he became an Egyptian
soldier. Christians were so kind to him and the other soldiers that he was
drawn to the love of Christ. When he got out of the army, he became a
Christian, too. He joined a monk named Palemon, and the two of them prayed
constantly, day and night. After a while, Pachomius started the first
ever-monastic order, writing the Rule of living for all the men and women who
joined it.
Activity
A monastery is kind of like a family, except with only
brothers or sisters living together. Each monastery has a Rule to help
everybody live in harmony. Families also have rules to live by – sometimes
written out, sometimes “unwritten” rules. It’s a good idea to have written
rules that keep your family’s faith front and center at all times. Today, write
out your family’s faith rules. You can make them fancy (see example at the
right) or simple, but be sure they get on the wall today.
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