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SUMMARY:Transfiguration of the Lord
DESCRIPTION:Image: Stained glass window\, Mielno\, Poland | photo by Tineau\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTransfiguration of the Lord\nSaint of the Day for August 6\nThe Story of the Transfiguration of the Lord\nClick to hear audio clip ►\nAll three Synoptic Gospels tell the story of the Transfiguration (Matthew 17:1-8; Mark 9:2-9; Luke9:28-36). With remarkable agreement\, all three place the event shortly after Peter’s confession of faith that Jesus is the Messiah and Jesus’ first prediction of his passion and death. Peter’s eagerness to erect tents or booths on the spot suggests it occurred during the week-long Jewish Feast of Booths in the fall. \nAccording to Scripture scholars\, in spite of the texts’ agreement it is difficult to reconstruct the disciples’ experience\, because the Gospels draw heavily on Old Testament descriptions of the Sinai encounter with God\, and prophetic visions of the Son of Man. Certainly Peter\, James\, and John had a glimpse of Jesus’ divinity strong enough to strike fear into their hearts. Such an experience defies description\, so they drew on familiar religious language to describe it. And certainly Jesus warned them that his glory and his suffering were to be inextricably connected—a theme John highlights throughout his Gospel. \nTradition names Mount Tabor as the site of the revelation. A church first raised there in the fourth century was dedicated on August 6. A feast in honor of the Transfiguration was celebrated in the Eastern Church from about that time. Western observance began in some localities about the eighth century. \nOn July 22\, 1456\, Crusaders defeated the Turks at Belgrade. News of the victory reached Rome on August 6\, and Pope Callistus III placed the feast on the Roman calendar the following year. \n\nReflection\nOne of the Transfiguration accounts is read on the second Sunday of Lent each year\, proclaiming Christ’s divinity to the Elect and baptized alike. The Gospel for the first Sunday of Lent\, by contrast\, is the story of the temptation in the desert—affirmation of Jesus’ humanity. The two distinct but inseparable natures of the Lord were a subject of much theological argument at the beginning of the Church’s history; it remains hard for believers to grasp. \n\nAnother Saint of the Day for August 6 is Venerable Anthony Margil.
URL:https://www.thefranciscanfriars.org/event/transfiguration-of-the-lord/2017-08-06/
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SUMMARY:Dedication of Saint Mary Major Basilica
DESCRIPTION:Image: Santa Maria Maggiore\, Rome | photo by Gary Ullah from UK\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDedication of Saint Mary Major Basilica\nSaint of the Day for August 5\nThe Story of the Dedication of Saint Mary Major Basilica\nClick to hear audio clip ►\nFirst raised at the order of Pope Liberius in the mid-fourth century\, the Liberian basilica was rebuilt by Pope Sixtus III shortly after the Council of Ephesus affirmed Mary’s title as Mother of God in 431. Rededicated at that time to the Mother of God\, St. Mary Major is the largest church in the world honoring God through Mary. Standing atop one of Rome’s seven hills\, the Esquiline\, it has survived many restorations without losing its character as an early Roman basilica. Its interior retains three naves divided by colonnades in the style of Constantine’s era. Fifth-century mosaics on its walls testify to its antiquity. \nSt. Mary Major is one of the four Roman basilicas known as patriarchal cathedrals in memory of the first centers of the Church. St. John Lateran represents Rome\, the See of Peter; St. Paul Outside the Walls\, the See of Alexandria\, allegedly the see presided over by Mark; St. Peter’s\, the See of Constantinople; and St. Mary’s\, the See of Antioch\, where Mary is supposed to have spent most of her later life. \nOne legend\, unreported before the year 1000\, gives another name to this feast: Our Lady of the Snows. According to that story\, a wealthy Roman couple pledged their fortune to the Mother of God. In affirmation\, she produced a miraculous summer snowfall and told them to build a church on the site. The legend was long celebrated by releasing a shower of white rose petals from the basilica’s dome every August 5. \n\nReflection\nTheological debate over Christ’s nature as God and man reached fever pitch in Constantinople in the early fifth century. The chaplain of Bishop Nestorius began preaching against the title Theotokos\, “Mother of God\,” insisting that the Virgin was mother only of the human Jesus. Nestorius agreed\, decreeing that Mary would henceforth be named “Mother of Christ” in his see. The people of Constantinople virtually revolted against their bishop’s refutation of a cherished belief. When the Council of Ephesus refuted Nestorius\, believers took to the streets\, enthusiastically chanting\, “Theotokos! Theotokos!”
URL:https://www.thefranciscanfriars.org/event/dedication-of-saint-mary-major-basilica/2017-08-05/
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SUMMARY:Saint John Vianney
DESCRIPTION:Image: Stained glass window of Curé d’Ars | Luant\, France | photo by François Goglins\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaint John Vianney\nSaint of the Day for August 4\n(May 8\, 1786 – August 4\, 1859)\nSaint John Vianney’s Story                Click to hear audio clip ►\nA man with vision overcomes obstacles and performs deeds that seem impossible. John Vianney was a man with vision: He wanted to become a priest. But he had to overcome his meager formal schooling\, which inadequately prepared him for seminary studies. \nHis failure to comprehend Latin lectures forced him to discontinue. But his vision of being a priest urged him to seek private tutoring. After a lengthy battle with the books\, John was ordained. \nSituations calling for “impossible” deeds followed him everywhere. As pastor of the parish at Ars\, John encountered people who were indifferent and quite comfortable with their style of living. His vision led him through severe fasts and short nights of sleep. \nWith Catherine Lassagne and Benedicta Lardet\, he established La Providence\, a home for girls. Only a man of vision could have such trust that God would provide for the spiritual and material needs of all those who came to make La Providence their home. \nHis work as a confessor is John Vianney’s most remarkable accomplishment. In the winter months he was to spend 11 to 12 hours daily reconciling people with God. In the summer months this time was increased to 16 hours. Unless a man was dedicated to his vision of a priestly vocation\, he could not have endured this giving of self day after day. \nMany people look forward to retirement and taking it easy\, doing the things they always wanted to do but never had the time. But John Vianney had no thoughts of retirement. As his fame spread\, more hours were consumed in serving God’s people. Even the few hours he would allow himself for sleep were disturbed frequently by the devil. \nWho\, but a man with vision\, could keep going with ever-increasing strength? In 1929\, Pope Pius XI named him the patron of parish priests worldwide. \n\nReflection\nIndifference toward religion\, coupled with a love for material comfort\, seem to be common signs of our times. A person from another planet observing us would not likely judge us to be pilgrim people\, on our way to somewhere else. John Vianney on the other hand\, was a man on a journey\, with his goal before him at all times. \n\nSaint John Vianney is the Patron Saint of:\nParish Priests\nAll Priests
URL:https://www.thefranciscanfriars.org/event/saint-john-vianney/2017-08-04/
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SUMMARY:Saint Peter Julian Eymard
DESCRIPTION:Image: Stained glass window of Saint Peter Julian Eymard | Santa Clara de Montefalco Parish Church\, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila | photo by Judgefloroo\nSaint Peter Julian Eymard\nSaint of the Day for August 3\n(February 4\, 1811 – August 1\, 1868)\n\n\n\nSaint Peter Julian Eymard’s Story                                Click to hear audio clip ►\n\n\n\nBorn in La Mure d’Isère in southeastern France\, Peter Julian’s faith journey drew him from being a priest in the Diocese of Grenoble in 1834\, to joining the Marists in 1839\, to founding the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament in 1856. \nIn addition to those changes\, Peter Julian coped with poverty\, his father’s initial opposition to Peter’s vocation\, serious illness\, a Jansenistic overemphasis on sin\, and the difficulties of getting diocesan and later papal approval for his new religious community. \nHis years as a Marist\, including service as a provincial leader\, saw the deepening of his Eucharistic devotion\, especially through his preaching of Forty Hours in many parishes. Inspired at first by the idea of reparation for indifference to the Eucharist\, Peter Julian was eventually attracted to a more positive spirituality of Christ-centered love. Members of the men’s community which Peter founded alternated between an active apostolic life and contemplating Jesus in the Eucharist. He and Marguerite Guillot founded the women’s Congregation of the Servants of the Blessed Sacrament. \nPeter Julian Eymard was beatified in 1925\, and canonized in 1962\, one day after Vatican II’s first session ended. \n\nReflection\nIn every century\, sin has been painfully real in the life of the Church. It is easy to give in to despair\, to speak so strongly of human failings that people may forget the immense and self-sacrificing love of Jesus\, as his death on the cross and his gift of the Eucharist make evident. Peter Julian knew that the Eucharist was key to helping Catholics live out their baptism and preach by word and example the Good News of Jesus Christ.
URL:https://www.thefranciscanfriars.org/event/saint-peter-julian-eymard/2017-08-03/
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SUMMARY:Saint Eusebius of Vercelli
DESCRIPTION:Image: Santo Eusébio Ressuscitando Três Pessoas | Raphael\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaint Eusebius of Vercelli\nSaint of the Day for August 2\n(c. 300 – August 1\, 371)\n\n\n\nSaint Eusebius of Vercelli’s Story                        Click to hear audio clip ►\n\n\n\nSomeone has said that if there had been no Arian heresy denying Christ’s divinity\, it would be very difficult to write the lives of many early saints. Eusebius is another of the defenders of the Church during one of its most trying periods. \nBorn on the isle of Sardinia\, he became a member of the Roman clergy\, and is the first recorded bishop of Vercelli in Piedmont in northwest Italy. Eusebius was also the first to link the monastic life with that of the clergy\, establishing a community of his diocesan clergy on the principle that the best way to sanctify his people was to have them see a clergy formed in solid virtue and living in community. \nHe was sent by Pope Liberius to persuade the emperor to call a council to settle Catholic-Arian troubles. When it was called at Milan\, Eusebius went reluctantly\, sensing that the Arian block would have its way\, although the Catholics were more numerous. He refused to go along with the condemnation of Saint Athanasius; instead\, he laid the Nicene Creed on the table and insisted that all sign it before taking up any other matter. The emperor put pressure on him\, but Eusebius insisted on Athanasius’ innocence and reminded the emperor that secular force should not be used to influence Church decisions. At first the emperor threatened to kill him\, but later sent him into exile in Palestine. There the Arians dragged him through the streets and shut him up in a little room\, releasing him only after his four-day hunger strike. They resumed their harassment shortly after. \nHis exile continued in Asia Minor and Egypt\, until the new emperor permitted him to be welcomed back to his see in Vercelli. Eusebius attended the Council of Alexandria with Athanasius and approved the leniency shown to bishops who had wavered. He also worked with Saint Hilary of Poitiers against the Arians. \nEusebius died peacefully in his own diocese at an advanced age. \n\nReflection\nCatholics in the U.S. have sometimes felt penalized by an unwarranted interpretation of the principle of separation of Church and state\, especially in the matter of Catholic schools. Be that as it may\, the Church is happily free today from the tremendous pressure put on it after it became an “established” Church under Constantine. We are happily rid of such things as a pope asking an emperor to call a Church council\, Pope John I being sent by the emperor to negotiate in the East\, or the pressure of kings on papal elections. The Church cannot be a prophet if it’s in someone’s pocket. \n\nAnother Saint of the Day for August 2 is the Dedication of the Chapel of Our Lady of the Angels.
URL:https://www.thefranciscanfriars.org/event/saint-eusebius-of-vercelli/2017-08-02/
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SUMMARY:Saint Alphonsus Liguori
DESCRIPTION:Image: Stained glass window of Saint Alphonse Liguori | Carlow Cathedral | Franz Mayer & Co. (Mayer & Co. of Munich)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaint Alphonsus Liguori\nSaint of the Day for August 1\n(September 27\, 1696 – August 1\, 1787)\n\n\n\nSaint Alphonsus Liguori’s Story                              Click to hear audio clip ►\n\n\n\nMoral theology\, Vatican II said\, should be more thoroughly nourished by Scripture\, and show the nobility of the Christian vocation of the faithful and their obligation to bring forth fruit in charity for the life of the world. Alphonsus\, declared patron of moral theologians by Pius XII in 1950\, would rejoice in that statement. \nIn his day\, Alphonsus fought for the liberation of moral theology from the rigidity of Jansenism. His moral theology\, which went through 60 editions in the century following him\, concentrated on the practical and concrete problems of pastors and confessors. If a certain legalism and minimalism crept into moral theology\, it should not be attributed to this model of moderation and gentleness. \nAt the University of Naples Alphonsus received a doctorate in both canon and civil law by acclamation\, at the age of 16\, but he soon gave up the practice of law for apostolic activity. He was ordained a priest\, and concentrated his pastoral efforts on popular parish missions\, hearing confessions\, and forming Christian groups. \nHe founded the Redemptorist congregation in 1732. It was an association of priests and brothers living a common life\, dedicated to the imitation of Christ\, and working mainly in popular missions for peasants in rural areas. Almost as an omen of what was to come later\, he found himself deserted after a while by all his original companions except one lay brother. But the congregation managed to survive and was formally approved 17 years later\, though its troubles were not over. \nAlphonsus’ great pastoral reforms were in the pulpit and confessional—replacing the pompous oratory of the time with simplicity\, and the rigorism of Jansenism with kindness. His great fame as a writer has somewhat eclipsed the fact that for 26 years he traveled up and down the Kingdom of Naples\, preaching popular missions. \nHe was made bishop at age 66 after trying to reject the honor\, and at once instituted a thorough reform of his diocese. \nHis greatest sorrow came toward the end of his life. The Redemptorists\, precariously continuing after the suppression of the Jesuits in 1773\, had difficulty in getting their Rule approved by the Kingdom of Naples. Alphonsus acceded to the condition that they possess no property in common\, but with the connivance of a high Redemptorist official\, a royal official changed the Rule substantially. Alphonsus\, old\, crippled and with very bad sight\, signed the document\, unaware that he had been betrayed. The Redemptorists in the Papal States then put themselves under the pope\, who withdrew those in Naples from the jurisdiction of Alphonsus. It was only after his death that the branches were united. \nAt 71\, Alphonsus was afflicted with rheumatic pains which left incurable bending of his neck; until it was straightened a little\, the pressure of his chin caused a raw wound on his chest. He suffered a final 18 months of “dark night” scruples\, fears\, temptations against every article of faith and every virtue\, interspersed with intervals of light and relief\, when ecstasies were frequent. \nAlphonsus is best known for his moral theology\, but he also wrote well in the field of spiritual and dogmatic theology. His Glories of Mary is one of the great works on that subject\, and his book Visits to the Blessed Sacrament went through 40 editions in his lifetime\, greatly influencing the practice of this devotion in the Church. \n\nReflection\nSaint Alphonsus was known above all as a practical man who dealt in the concrete rather than the abstract. His life is indeed a practical model for the everyday Christian who has difficulty recognizing the dignity of Christian life amid the swirl of problems\, pain\, misunderstanding and failure. Alphonsus suffered all these things. He is a saint because he was able to maintain an intimate sense of the presence of the suffering Christ through it all. \n\nSaint Alphonsus Liguori is the Patron Saint of:\nTheologians\nVocations
URL:https://www.thefranciscanfriars.org/event/saint-alphonsus-liguori/2017-08-01/
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SUMMARY:First Sunday of Advent 2016: Reflection
DESCRIPTION:FIRST SUNDAY of ADVENT\nCycle C  (Jer 33: 14-16; I Th 3: 12– 4:2; Lk 21: 25-28\, 34-36) \nAdvent expresses in symbol and ritual three phases in our Christian journey of faith: Christ has come\, Christ will come again\, and Christ is present now! We reflect upon the first; we look to the second; we live the third daily. All three shape who we are as individuals. With these scripture texts\, Advent begins with warnings about taking stock of our lives so that we may be “blameless in holiness.” Those who are faithful will be able to face any danger and welcome Christ’s coming. There are three poems that come to mind as I reflect upon these scripture readings (see Monday\, Week 1\, Friday\, Week 2\, and January 1.) For me\, these poems imagine the different ways we cope or respond to that moment. \nIn this winter season\, the earth seems to be dying. Advent begins at this time and the poems and readings provide a way for us to reflect communally on the Word of God that speaks to us of the end times. In what ways have I prepared for the end of my world when I am called? What are some of the ways I can prepare to meet the Lord at crib or cross with a good conscience? With the disasters our nation has experienced since to change our ways of looking at reality. As TOR Franciscans\, Advent is our season with its call for conversion\, a fresh turning to God. Let us not be intoxicated by society’s commercial attractions. Rather\, read and reflect upon these poems with your heart’s eye so you can see Christ however He comes—whether through friend or stranger each day. How have you prepared for the Lord’s coming? \n– Bro. Didacus Wilson\, T.O.R.
URL:https://www.thefranciscanfriars.org/event/first-sunday-of-advent-2016-reflection/
CATEGORIES:Advent
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SUMMARY:St. Francis Day 9
DESCRIPTION:Click here to submit a prayer request! \nOpening Prayer \nIn the name of the Father\, and of the Son\, and of the Holy Spirit\, Amen. \nHoly Saint Francis\, through your kind intercession we seek holiness above all things. We seek the faith\, hope and love that allowed you to joyfully renounce the pleasures of earthly life and to radically follow our Lord Jesus Christ. \nPray for us that we enjoy the privilege of suffering with and for the poor in the example of Jesus. Help us to be always grateful for the all blessings we have received and the strength to overcome our most pressing concerns\, especially… \n(Mention your intentions here) \nAlmighty Father\, through the kind intercession of St. Francis\, we humbly ask for the grace to be free of the fears and anxieties that beset us\, especially (repeat your special intentions and requests here). \nMay we be relieved of the causes of our distress that we may be able to better serve as the instruments of your Divine Purpose on earth. \nSt. Francis\, help us in praying for the grace to truly repent for our sins and actively seek reconciliation with God. May the blessings we obtain through your intercession deepen our faith\, and inspire us to store treasures in Heaven\, where we hope to spend eternity with the Almighty Father. \nGlory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit\, as it was in the beginning\, is now and forever shall be\, world without end. Amen \nSt. Francis of Assisi\, Pray for us!
URL:https://www.thefranciscanfriars.org/event/st-francis-day-9/
CATEGORIES:St. Francis Novena
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SUMMARY:St. Francis Day 8
DESCRIPTION:Click here to submit a prayer request! \nOpening Prayer \nIn the name of the Father\, and of the Son\, and of the Holy Spirit\, Amen. \nHoly Saint Francis\, through your kind intercession we seek holiness above all things. We seek the faith\, hope and love that allowed you to joyfully renounce the pleasures of earthly life and to radically follow our Lord Jesus Christ. \nPray for us that we enjoy the privilege of suffering with and for the poor in the example of Jesus. Help us to be always grateful for the all blessings we have received and the strength to overcome our most pressing concerns\, especially… \n(Mention your intentions here) \n\nHoly St. Francis\, you spent your life evangelizing and won over many people to God. We beseech you to have pity on us poor sinners\, that through your intercession\, God may grant that our doubts be replaced with the certainty that the Holy Spirit will continue to guide us through life’s many trials towards His eternal kingdom.\n\n \nSt. Francis\, help us in praying for the grace to truly repent for our sins and actively seek reconciliation with God. May the blessings we obtain through your intercession deepen our faith\, and inspire us to store treasures in Heaven\, where we hope to spend eternity with the Almighty Father. \nGlory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit\, as it was in the beginning\, is now and forever shall be\, world without end. Amen \nSt. Francis of Assisi\, Pray for us!
URL:https://www.thefranciscanfriars.org/event/st-francis-day-8/
CATEGORIES:St. Francis Novena
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SUMMARY:St. Francis Day 7
DESCRIPTION:Click here to submit a prayer request! \nOpening Prayer \nIn the name of the Father\, and of the Son\, and of the Holy Spirit\, Amen. \nHoly Saint Francis\, through your kind intercession we seek holiness above all things. We seek the faith\, hope and love that allowed you to joyfully renounce the pleasures of earthly life and to radically follow our Lord Jesus Christ. \nPray for us that we enjoy the privilege of suffering with and for the poor in the example of Jesus. Help us to be always grateful for the all blessings we have received and the strength to overcome our most pressing concerns\, especially… \n(Mention your intentions here)\nGlorious St. Francis\, you were untiring in your service to the poor. Obtain for us the same capacity for mercy and desire to give of ourselves that we may one day be considered worthy of the promises of Christ. \n  \nSt. Francis\, help us in praying for the grace to truly repent for our sins and actively seek reconciliation with God. May the blessings we obtain through your intercession deepen our faith\, and inspire us to store treasures in Heaven\, where we hope to spend eternity with the Almighty Father. \nGlory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit\, as it was in the beginning\, is now and forever shall be\, world without end. Amen \nSt. Francis of Assisi\, Pray for us!
URL:https://www.thefranciscanfriars.org/event/st-francis-day-7/
CATEGORIES:St. Francis Novena
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SUMMARY:St. Francis Day 6
DESCRIPTION:Click here to submit a prayer request! \nOpening Prayer \nIn the name of the Father\, and of the Son\, and of the Holy Spirit\, Amen. \nHoly Saint Francis\, through your kind intercession we seek holiness above all things. We seek the faith\, hope and love that allowed you to joyfully renounce the pleasures of earthly life and to radically follow our Lord Jesus Christ. \nPray for us that we enjoy the privilege of suffering with and for the poor in the example of Jesus. Help us to be always grateful for the all blessings we have received and the strength to overcome our most pressing concerns\, especially… \n(Mention your intentions here) \n\nHoly St. Francis\, through your prayers\, may we be blessed with the desire to give all of our strength\, and abilities towards serving God’s purpose in our lives. May our lives be filled with complete faith and the hope of spending eternity with our Heavenly Father. \n  \nSt. Francis\, help us in praying for the grace to truly repent for our sins and actively seek reconciliation with God. May the blessings we obtain through your intercession deepen our faith\, and inspire us to store treasures in Heaven\, where we hope to spend eternity with the Almighty Father. \nGlory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit\, as it was in the beginning\, is now and forever shall be\, world without end. Amen \nSt. Francis of Assisi\, Pray for us!
URL:https://www.thefranciscanfriars.org/event/st-francis-day-6/
CATEGORIES:St. Francis Novena
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SUMMARY:St. Francis Day 5
DESCRIPTION:Click here to submit a prayer request! \nOpening Prayer \nIn the name of the Father\, and of the Son\, and of the Holy Spirit\, Amen. \nHoly Saint Francis\, through your kind intercession we seek holiness above all things. We seek the faith\, hope and love that allowed you to joyfully renounce the pleasures of earthly life and to radically follow our Lord Jesus Christ. \nPray for us that we enjoy the privilege of suffering with and for the poor in the example of Jesus. Help us to be always grateful for the all blessings we have received and the strength to overcome our most pressing concerns\, especially… \n(Mention your intentions here) \n\nBlessed St. Francis\, when you were blessed with the decision to serve our Lord\, you abandoned everything and surrendered yourself totally to God’s will. Obtain for us the same trust in God\, that the Holy Spirit may guide our every thought\, word and deed. \n  \nSt. Francis\, help us in praying for the grace to truly repent for our sins and actively seek reconciliation with God. May the blessings we obtain through your intercession deepen our faith\, and inspire us to store treasures in Heaven\, where we hope to spend eternity with the Almighty Father. \nGlory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit\, as it was in the beginning\, is now and forever shall be\, world without end. Amen \nSt. Francis of Assisi\, Pray for us!
URL:https://www.thefranciscanfriars.org/event/st-francis-day-5/
CATEGORIES:St. Francis Novena
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