St Anthony of Egypt

When Anthony was 20 years old, his parents died and Anthony was left with all their money and the responsibility of taking care of his sister.  Anthony felt like he couldn’t do a good job, so he prayed that God would help him.   He heard Jesus say in the Bible: "Go, sell what you own and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven" (Mark 10:21).  He took the words as a message from God in answer to his prayer, so he made sure that his sister finished school, then he sold everything he had and gave the money to the poor.  After his sister left home, Anthony decided to become a hermit and be alone with God.  Even though he wanted to be alone, lots of people came to him for prayer and advice, because Anthony was so close to God.  He told everyone to always pray, be humble and good.  Anthony lived to be 105 years old.