Cyril, monk, died 869; Methodius, bishop, died 885; missionaries to the Slavs Tuesday, February 14
These two brothers from Thessalonika, Greece, were monks and were sent to bring Christianity to the Slavic people. In the course of their work they created a written language, inventing the Cyrillic alphabet for it, and translated the Bible and the liturgy.
For the FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT, Pastor Bestian begins his series, "How to Be Confident in Uncertain Times" with the message, "Be Humble: Put Your Trust in God."