Apr 3 - St. Benedict the African

What was it that Benedict had to remember when an ignorant man insulted him for the color of his skin?

• How Jesus had not gotten angry or used His divine power to punish those who had insulted him.

• How cruel soldiers and the ignorant crowd hurled insults at Jesus on the Cross, but Jesus forgave them and even died for them.

• He remembered how everyone treated Jesus with respect because Jesus did not insult people.

• He remembered that Jesus said he would punish those who are wicked, so felt comfort knowing Jesus would give him justice.

What happened to Benedict because he showed patience and forgiveness to the ignorant man who insulted him for the color of his skin?

• A hermit from the mountains saw his holiness and offered to bring him to the mountain to live in peace together.

• A Franciscan hermit witnessed his act of holiness and made him leader of the Franciscan community.

• A Franciscan hermit witnessed his holiness and offered him a place with the Franciscans to devote himself to God.

• A hermit from the mountain offered him a job as a cook for his holy act of patience and forgiveness.

Even though Benedict never learned how to _____, he eventually became the ______ of his religious community.

• read...superior

• cook...superior

• write...role model

• read...elder

What would Benedict do for the Franciscans even though he was their "superior"?

• He would cook for them on special occasions to show how everyone should be serving each other.

• Benedict would create new delicious meals to keep his fellow Friars happy.

• Benedict would return to the kitchen to cook for his fellow friars, just like Jesus would also take care of his Apostles.

• He loved to cook, so he would only get the best ingredients to feed his fellow Friars.

Benedict was so ​ (a)   by his community that the king of Spain ordered a​ (b)   tomb to be built for the ​ (c)   friar who had followed ​ (d)   example all of his ​ (e)   .

• beloved
• magnificent
• humble
• Jesus'
• life
• God's
• simple
• lonely
• days
• honored