Saint Francis with Prayers and Devotions: Florentine Lives
Saint Francis With Prayers And Devotions: Florentine
St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) is the saint the modern world cannot ignore, because he confronts our deepest sicknesses with radiant joy. In an age of greed, noise, and ecological ruin, Francis preaches radical poverty, perfect peace, and loving reverence for all creation as God's handiwork.
He was the rich young merchant who heard Christ say, "Rebuild my Church," stripped naked in the public square to return everything to his father (and to the Father), and embraced Lady Poverty as his bride. He kissed lepers, tamed wolves, preached to birds, and called sun, moon, wind, and fire his brothers and sisters. The Canticle of the Creatures remains the first poem in any modern language and the oldest charter of ecological spirituality.
Devotion to St. Francis is important because he shows that holiness is not grim austerity but exultant freedom. He teaches us to find God in the poor, in suffering, in the beauty of a sparrow or a sunrise. His Tau cross and simple brown habit remind us that detachment from possessions is the path to possessing everything in Christ.
For families, he is patron of animals and the environment; children delight in blessing pets on his October 4 feast. For a fractured world, his greeting "Peace and good " and his meeting with the Sultan model dialogue without compromise. In Francis, we see that one small man, totally surrendered, can still turn hearts back to wonder, humility, and love.
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Easy to read textSoftcoverMany prayers and Novenas to St. Gerard for mothersSaddle stitchedNihil ObstatImprimaturCustomer Reviews
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