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| St. Romaric |
History
Romaric’s
father had been a rich and important person, but Queen Brunehilda killed him
and took over all his property, leaving Romaric homeless. Romaric managed to
work his way into an important position in the French king’s court. He had a
lot of property of his own and a large number of serfs (people who were
required to work for him without payment). After Saint Amatus taught him about
Jesus, Romaric didn’t care about being important any more. He freed all of his
serfs and some of them became monks with him. Some of his family members also
became religious sisters and brothers, too.
Activity
Romaric
was homeless for quite some time. Being homeless is especially difficult in the
wintertime, when the weather can be cold and wet. So today, pray for homeless
people in your community and talk about what you can do as a family to help
out. Do you have sleeping bags that you don’t use? Or warm blankets, coats,
hats, gloves and socks to spare? Find an organization in your community that
helps the homeless and donate these items to help keep someone warm this
winter.
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