Mary of Egypt
St. Mary of Egypt
Home Activities:
- Mary lived a life of fasting and prayer. Try a day of total silence, or a day of bread and water only (No, your child will not starve to death!), or to pray for even one hour without stopping.
- Or, if your child is intrigued and motivated, try a hermit day – all alone in a room with only a Bible and water and bread, in total silence except for prayer – the ultimate “time out”.
- Look at pictures of deserts in National Geographic or library books; think about the heat and dryness.
- While your child is “enjoying” hermit-day, visit him or her briefly as Fr. Zossima did, possibly bring a bit of honey for the bread and an icon picture for him to color.
Prayer: Lord, help me to pray each day with your beloved saint, Mary of Egypt.
ST. MARY OF EGYPT
