Born sometime in the early 6th Century, Servulus of Rome was an invalid all his life, afflicted with severe palsy from infancy. It is said he couldn’t stand, sit up, or even feed himself without help. When his family could no longer care for him, they carried him to the porch of the church of St. Clement in Rome and left him to beg for alms. While others in his condition would despair, Servulus was completely submissive to God’s will. He would ask religious passersby to read the Gospels or Psalms to him, would joyfully sing hymns, and lived his entire life as a model of the virtues of humility, patience, meekness, resignation, and penance.
CHALLENGE
Whatever alms he was given, St. Servulus would share with others he considered less fortunate than himself. Your challenge is to remember St. Servulus with every Christmas gift you receive and select one gift of value that you receive to give to someone less fortunate than yourself. Let the Holy Spirit direct what you select and to whom you give it.
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