Cyril and Methodius/Baptism of Russia
Cyril and Methodius/ Baptism of Russia
Home Activities:
Have fun with the Cyrillic alphabet this week.
- Even small children can copy the letters and color the pages. Color the icon of St. Cyril and Methodius for your icon corner.
- Older children can begin to write “secret” messages, sounding out the words and substituting the Cyrillic letters for the English ones.
- Or, have your child play missionary, making up an alphabet for an unknown language and “translating” the Scriptures into their new alphabet.
Prayer: Lord, bring the word of Your gospel to all the lands where You are not yet known.
Can you write: “Cyril and Methodius brought the gospel to the Slavs”?
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How about: “The alphabet used in Russia is called Cyrillic.”
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Now: “Cyril and Methodius were brothers from Thessalonica.”
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Saints Vladimir and Olga
