# September 3: GREGORY THE GREAT: Faces Like Angels

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Podcast: [Catholic Sprouts: Daily Podcast for Catholic Kids](https://stenobird.com/podcast/catholic-sprouts-daily-podcast-for-catholic-kids-69880)
Published: 2026-09-03T06:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 441

## Resource

Pope St. Gregory the Great gave up a life of power in Rome for prayer — then used the papacy to feed the hungry and send missionaries to Britain. Gregory walked away from his post as Prefect of Rome to become a monk, only to be called back and eventually elected pope in 590. As pope, he wouldn't sit down to eat until Rome's hungry were fed first — and he never forgot a group of enslaved boys he'd once seen in the Forum, eventually sending missionaries across the sea to bring them, and all of Britain, the Catholic faith. "Who are these boys, and where do they come from?" Today's challenge is just the start. Grab our free Family Pack — a saint calendar, activity pages, and discussion questions for the whole family, plus more surprises along the way: https://shop.catholicsprouts.com/pages/every-days-a-feast-day-follow-along

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