September 25: ST. SERGIUS OF RADONEZH: The Boy Who Couldn't Read

St. Sergius of Radonezh couldn't read a single word — until a mysterious stranger in a field changed everything.

A boy who struggled painfully with his studies, Bartholomew was blessed by a mysterious elder who gave him holy bread — and he could read fluently from that day on. He took the name Sergius as a monk, built a wilderness hermitage that grew into Russia's most important monastery, and turned down the country's highest Church office to stay a simple monk.

"God fills in exactly what we lack, if we trust Him."

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