Archdeacon Martyr Lawrence of Rome:  saints reacted in various ways to persecutors.  When Lawrence was being roasted on a fire he told the Emperor to turn him over as he was done on that side.    What an example to us who often lose our sense of humor over trifles.

http://oca.org/saints/lives/2015/08/10/102258-martyr-and-archdeacon-laurence-of-rome

 

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