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Saint Frances is a movie starring Kelly O'Sullivan, Charin Alvarez, and Braden Crothers. After an accidental pregnancy turned abortion, a deadbeat nanny finds an unlikely friendship with the six-year old she's charged with
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MD is so well coached man. Steve is so fine 😍👌❤❤. The Church of St. Francis of Assisi Welcomes You St. Francis of Assisi is a unique Franciscan community in the heart of New York City. The people of the Church of St. Francis of Assisi today join with those of past generations in creating an experience of Church that is genuinely welcoming, mission oriented, and Christ centered. In the spirit of St. Francis, we welcome men and women, people of all races and ethnicities, young and old, gay and straight. We welcome rich and poor, searchers and seekers, Catholics and people of other religious traditions. We welcome you and are gifted by your presence. We Are Here For You Below is some of the most sought after information.  If you do not find what you are looking for below, simply email us at and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Who We Are We welcome all people. We worship God. We witness to the Gospel “Freely you have been given, now freely give” (Mt 10:8) St. Francis Mass Cards and Gifts Contact Us Please reach out to us if you have any questions.

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We love to sing this Prayer of ASSISI on my school days! GOD BLESS US. Frances was born in the city of Rome in 1384 to a wealthy, noble family. From her mother she inherited a quiet manner and a pious devotion to God. From her father, however, she inherited a strong will. She decided at eleven that she knew what God wanted for her -- she was going to be a nun. And that's where her will ran right up against her father's. He told Frances she was far too young to know her mind -- but not too young to be married. He had already promised her in marriage to the son of another wealthy family. In Rome at that time a father's word was law; a father could even sell his children into slavery or order them killed. Frances probably felt that's what he was doing by forcing her to marry. But just as he wouldn't listen to her, Frances wouldn't listen to him. She stubbornly prayed to God to prevent the marriage until her confessor pointed out, "Are you crying because you want to do God's will or because you want God to do your will? " She gave in to the marriage -- reluctantly. It was difficult for people to understand her objection. Her future husband Lorenzo Ponziani was noble, wealthy, a good person and he really cared for her. An ideal match -- except for someone who was determined to be a bride of Christ. Then her nightmare began. This quiet, shy thirteen year old was thrust into the whirl of parties and banquets that accompanied a wedding. Her mother-in-law Cecilia loved to entertain and expected her new daughter-in-law to enjoy the revelry of her social life too. Fasting and scourging were far easier than this torture God now asked her to face. Frances collapsed from the strain. For months she lay close to death, unable to eat or move or speak. At her worst, she had a vision of St. Alexis. The son of a noble family, Alexis had run away to beg rather than marry. After years of begging he was so unrecognizable that when he returned home his own father thought he was just another beggar and made him sleep under the stairs. In her own way, Frances must have felt unrecognized by her family -- they couldn't see how she wanted to give up everything for Jesus. St. Alexis told her God was giving her an important choice: Did she want to recover or not? It's hard for us to understand why a thirteen-year-old would want to die but Frances was miserable. Finally, she whispered, "God's will is mine. " The hardest words she could have said -- but the right words to set her on the road to sanctity. St. Alexis replied, "Then you will live to glorify His Name. " Her recovery was immediate and complete. Lorenzo became even more devoted to her after this -- he was even a little in awe of her because of what she'd been through. But her problems did not disappear. Her mother-in-law still expected her to entertain and go on visits with her. Look at Frances' sister-in-law Vannozza --happily going through the rounds of parties, dressing up, playing cards. Why couldn't Frances be more like Vannozza? In a house where she lived with her husband, his parents, his brother and his brother's family, she felt all alone. And that's why Vannozza found her crying bitterly in the garden one day. When Frances poured out her heart to Vannozza and it turned out that this sister-in-law had wanted to live a life devoted to the Lord too. What Frances had written off as frivolity was just Vannozza's natural easy-going and joyful manner. They became close friends and worked out a program of devout practices and services to work together. They decided their obligations to their family came first. For Frances that meant dressing up to her rank, making visits and receiving visits -- and most importantly doing it gladly. But the two spiritual friends went to mass together, visited prisons, served in hospitals and set up a secret chapel in an abandoned tower of their palace where they prayed together. But it wasn't fashionable for noblewomen to help the poor and people gossiped about two girls out alone on the streets. Cecilia suffered under the laughter of her friends and yelled at her daughters-in-law to stop theirs spiritual practices. When that didn't work Cecilia then appealed to her sons, but Lorenzo refused to interfere with Frances' charity. The beginning of the fifteenth century brought the birth of her first son, Battista, after John the Baptist. We might expect that the grief of losing her mother-in-law soon after might have been mixed with relief -- no more pressure to live in society. But a household as large as the Ponziani's needed someone to run it. Everyone thought that sixteen-year-old Frances was best qualified to take her mother-in-law's place. She was thrust even more deeply into society and worldly duties. Her family was right, though -- she was an excellent administrator and a fair and pleasant employer. After two more children were born to her -- a boy, Giovanni Evangelista, and a girl, Agnes -- a flood brought disease and famine to Rome. Frances gave orders that no one asking for alms would be turned away and she and Vannozza went out to the poor with corn, wine, oil and clothing. Her father-in-law, furious that she was giving away their supplies during a famine, took the keys of the granary and wine cellar away from her. Then just to make sure she wouldn't have a chance to give away more, he sold off their extra corn, leaving just enough for the family, and all but one cask of one. The two noblewomen went out to the streets to beg instead. Finally Frances was so desperate for food to give to the poor she went to the now empty corn loft and sifted through the straw searching for a few leftover kernels of corn. After she left Lorenzo came in and was stunned to find the previously empty granary filled with yellow corn. Frances drew wine out of their one cask until one day her father in law went down and found it empty. Everyone screamed at Frances. After saying a prayer, she led them to cellar, turned the spigot on the empty cask, and out flowed the most wonderful wine. These incidents completely converted Lorenzo and her father-in-law. Having her husband and father-in-law completely on her side meant she could do what she always wanted. She immediately sold her jewels and clothes and distributed money to needy. She started wearing a dress of coarse green cloth. Civil war came to Rome -- this was a time of popes and antipopes and Rome became a battleground. At one point there were three men claiming to be pope. One of them sent a cruel governor, Count Troja, to conquer Rome. Lorenzo was seriously wounded and his brother was arrested. Troja sent word that Lorenzo's brother would be executed unless he had Battista, Frances's son and heir of the family, as a hostage. As long as Troja had Battista he knew the Ponzianis would stop fighting. When Frances heard this she grabbed Battista by the hand and fled. On the street, she ran into her spiritual adviser Don Andrew who told her she was choosing the wrong way and ordered her to trust God. Slowly she turned around and made her way to Capitol Hill where Count Troja was waiting. As she and Battista walked the streets, crowds of people tried to block her way or grab Battista from her to save him. After giving him up, Frances ran to a church to weep and pray. As soon as she left, Troja had put Battista on a soldier's horse -- but every horse they tried refused to move. Finally the governor gave in to God's wishes. Frances was still kneeling before the altar when she felt Battista's little arms around her. But the troubles were not over. Frances was left alone against the attackers when she sent Lorenzo out of Rome to avoid capture. Drunken invaders broke into her house, tortured and killed the servants, demolished the palace, literally tore it apart and smashed everything. And this time God did not intervene -- Battista was taken to Naples. Yet this kidnapping probably saved Battista's life because soon a plague hit -- a plague that took the lives of many including Frances' nine-year-old son Evangelista. At this point, her house in ruins, her husband gone, one son dead, one son a hostage, she could have given up. She looked around, cleared out the wreckage of the house and turned it into a makeshift hospital and a shelter for the homeless. One year after his death Evangelista came to her in a vision and told her that Agnes was going to die too. In return God was granting her a special grace by sending an archangel to be her guardian angel for the rest of her life. She would always been able to see him. A constant companion and spiritual adviser, he once commanded her to stop her severe penances (eating only bread and water and wearing a hair shirt). "You should understand by now, " the angel told her, "that the God who made your body and gave it to your soul as a servant never intended that the spirit should ruin the flesh and return it to him despoiled. " Finally the wars were over and Battista and her husband returned home. But though her son came back a charming young man her husband returned broken in mind and body. Probably the hardest work of healing Frances had to do in her life was to restore Lorenzo back to his old self. When Battista married a pretty young woman named Mabilia Frances expected to find someone to share in the management of the household. But Mabilia wanted none of it. She was as opposite of Frances and Frances had been of her mother-in- law. Mabilia wanted to party and ridiculed Frances in public for her shabby green dress, her habits, and her standards. One day in the middle of yelling at her, Mabilia suddenly turned pale and fainted, crying, "Oh my pride, my dreadful pride. " Frances nursed her back to health and healed their differences as well. A converted Mabilia did her best to imitate Frances after that. With Lorenzo's support and respect, Frances started a lay order of women attached to the Benedictines called the Oblates of Mary. The women lived in the world but pledged to offer themselves to God and serve the poor. Eventually they bought a house where the widowed members could live in community. Frances nursed Lorenzo until he died. His last words to her were, "I feel as if my whole life has been one beautiful dream of purest happiness. God has given me so much in your love. " After his death, Frances moved into the house with the other Oblates and was made superior. At 52 she had the life she dreamed of when she was eleven. She had been right in discerning her original vocation -- she just had the timing wrong. God had had other plans for her in between. Frances died four years later. Her last words were "The angel has finished his task -- he beckons me to follow him. " In Her Footsteps: Do you have a spiritual friend who helps you on your journey, someone to pray with and serve with? If you don't have one now, ask God to send you such a companion. Then look around you. This friend, like Frances' Vannozza, may be near you already. Try sharing some of your spiritual hopes and desires with those closest to you. You may be surprised at their reaction. (But don't force your opinions on others or get discouraged by lack of interest. Just keep asking God to lead you. ) Prayer: Saint Frances of Rome, help us to see the difference between what we want to do and what God wants us to do. Help us to discern what comes from our will and what comes from God's desire. Amen.

Oh so this is You've Got Mail with the next generation's technology. and not as great acting. annnnd she figures it out instead of him. but basically the same. with a mix of sleepless in Seattle with the friend sending the message in her place. + reminds me of Durufle. Please don't use god name in wrong why. good can doo miracle through hs trust in Jesus. without Jesus no1 can alive. 0:52 mi lovely crush❤️💥. I cant unsee katie's mouth acting 😂 this looks nice though. i like both actors. theyre not intense.

SUPER STORY & ANIMATION. PLEASE UPLOAD JESUS CHRIST STORY WITH VFX. This wonderful time of prayer when we are struggling in despair and problems. and this prayer is to strengthen the faith. O Brothers and Singing and Praying this prayer, it will present you the power to not give up. love you all in Jesus.

Waiting for this movie to come out also it's good to see Noah growing in the acting career 💕. Saint Francis of Assisi Confessor Born 1182, Assisi, Italy Died October 4, 1226, Porziuncola, Assisi, Italy Venerated in Roman Catholicism and Anglicanism Canonized (created a Saint) July 16, 1228 Major shrine Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi Calendar of saints: Feast Day October 4 Attributes Dove, Stigmata Patron saint animals, merchants, Italy, Catholic Action, the environment, Cub Scouts Saint Francis of Assisi (1182 – October 4, 1226) is for many people the most Christ-like Christian of all ages. For many, he is an iconic, inspirational figure whose life mirrors that of Jesus of Nazareth more closely than any other figure in Christian history. His love of nature, his renunciation of wealth, his simple lifestyle, his deep spirituality that resulted in the experience of the Stigmata (bodily marks or sensations of pain in locations corresponding to the crucifixion wounds of Jesus), his desire to spread the Gospel peacefully at a time when the Crusades identified the Church with violence, all mark him out as an exemplary figure. Francis founded the Franciscan Order or "Friars Minor" (the first order), the Poor Clares (founded on his advice by his friend, Saint Clare) for women (the second order), and the Third Order for lay-people who remain in secular life. He is the patron saint of animals, merchants, Italy, Catholic action, and the natural environment. Many of Saint Francis's ideas resonate with modern sensibilities. He is especially popular amongst peace and environmental activists. He respected nature and regarded all creatures as his brothers and sisters. He believed in the universal brotherhood of all people, women and men. He treated women equally with men, was aware of the feminine aspects of his own personality, and saw God as Mother and as Father. He realized the dangers of a church that was too worldly, and tried to reform it. Saint Francis forbade members of the Third Order from bearing arms. He did not oppose war outright, but taught that nonviolence is the higher way. He visited the Holy Land and witnessed the Christian message to the Sultan of Egypt. Like Jesus, he attracted crowds when he preached and he spent a great deal of time with the poor and sick, especially lepers. His legacy lives on in the orders he founded, in songs and poetry. Most of all, he became a role model for Christians from that time forth who regarded imitation of Christ rather than devotion to Christ as the truest form of religion. Although he was loyal to the Church, his sense of direct communion with God was so powerful that what he taught as God’s will was not always consistent with the teaching of the church. His charismatic and unpredictable leadership created a tension with the Church that was partly resolved by giving him control of an order which he headed outside the regular ranks of the priesthood. He continuously proclaimed himself to be imperfect, setting a standard of poverty that was so high his friars struggled to maintain it. Boyhood and early manhood Saint Francis was born Giovanni di Bernardone, but was commonly known as Francesco (Francis), meaning in Italian, "Little Frenchman. " This pet name was chosen by his father, Pietro, a wealthy cloth merchant, after the death of his mother, Pica—she having been of French origin. Francis was one of several children. Rebellious toward his father's business and pursuit of wealth, Francis would spend most of his youth lost in books. Ironically, his father's wealth afforded his son an excellent education, and he became fluent in reading several languages including Latin. Francis was also known to drink and enjoy the company of his many friends, who were usually the sons of nobles. His displays of disillusionment toward the world that surrounded him became evident fairly early, one of which is shown in the story of the beggar. In this account, Francis was having fun with his friends one day when a beggar came along and asked for alms. While his friends ignored the beggar's cries, Francis gave the man everything he had in his pockets. His friends quickly chided and mocked him for his stupidity, and when he got home, his father scolded him in a rage. In 1201, Francis joined a military expedition against Perugia, was taken prisoner at Collestrana, and spent a year as a captive. It is probable that his conversion to more serious thoughts was a gradual process relating to this experience. After his return to Assisi in 1203, Francis recommenced his carefree life. But in 1204 a serious illness started a spiritual crisis. In 1205 Francis left for Puglia to enlist in the army of Gualtiero di Brienne. But on his way, in Spoleto, a strange dream induced his return to Assisi, and deepened his spiritual crisis. Francis started to avoid the parties and feasts of his former friends because his heart was no longer with them. When they asked him if he was thinking of marrying, he answered "Yes, a fairer bride than any of you have ever seen"—meaning his "lady poverty, " as he afterward used to say. He spent much time in lonely places, asking God for enlightenment. Gradually he took to nursing lepers, the most repulsive victims in the lazar houses near Assisi. Renunciation of Worldly Goods, attributed to Giotto di Bondone After a pilgrimage to Rome, where he begged at the church doors for the poor, having first exchanged his clothes for theirs, he had a mystical experience in the Church of St. Damian just outside of Assisi. The Icon of Christ Crucified came alive and said to him 3 times, “Francis, Francis, go and repair my house which, as you can see, is falling into ruins. ” He thought this to mean the very ruined church in which he was presently praying, and so sold his horse together with some cloth from his father's store, to assist the priest there for this purpose. Pietro, highly indignant, attempted to bring Francis to his senses, first with threats and then with corporal chastisement. After a final interview in the presence of the bishop, Francis renounced his father and his patrimony, laying aside even the garments he had received from him. For the next few months he lived as a beggar in the region of Assisi. Returning to the town where he spent two years this time, he restored several ruined churches, among them the Porziuncola, little chapel of St. Mary of the Angels, just outside the town, which later became his favorite abode. The founding of the order of Friars Minor Francis of Assisi in Sacro Speco, Subiaco, Italy At the end of this period (according to Jordanus, on February 24, 1209), Francis heard a sermon on the Gospel of Matthew 10:9 that changed his life. In this gospel, Christ tells his followers that they should go forth and proclaim that the Kingdom of Heaven is upon them, and that they should take no money with them, that they should take no walking stick for the road, and that they should wear no shoes. This made such an impression on Francis that he decided to devote himself wholly to a life of apostolic poverty. Clad in a rough garment, barefoot, and after the Evangelical precept, without staff or scrip, Francis began to preach repentance. He was soon joined by his first follower, a prominent fellow townsman, the jurist Bernardo di Quintavalle, who contributed all that he had to the work. Many other companions joined Francis, and reached the number of eleven within a year. In his humility, Francis chose never to be ordained a priest, and the community lived as " fratres minors, " in Latin, lesser brothers. The Franciscans are sometimes called Friars Minor, a term derived from "fraters, " in Latin, brothers. The brothers lived a simple life in the deserted lazar house of Rivo Torto near Assisi, but they spent much of their time wandering through the mountainous districts of Umbria, always cheerful and full of songs, yet making a deep impression on their hearers by their earnest exhortations. In 1209 Francis led his first eleven followers to Rome and asked the Pope's permission to found a new religious order and succeeded in gaining the approval of Pope Innocent III. At first his attempt to speak with the Pope was refused; but the following night, Innocent III saw in a dream the church was crumbling apart and a poor man appearing to hold it up. The next morning, recalling the poor man he had refused the day before, he recognized him as the man he saw in his dream, and decided to change his verdict the following day. Later life From then on, Francis’s new order grew quickly with new vocations. When hearing Francis preaching in the church of San Rufino in Assisi in 1209, Clare of Assisi became deeply touched by his message. On Palm Sunday, March 28, 1211 Francis founded the Second Order, known as the Poor Clares, for her and other sisters who also joined. Her brother Rufino also joined the new order. the Porziuncola In the same year, Francis left for Jerusalem, which he had long wanted to visit. Regrettably, he was shipwrecked by a storm on the Dalmatian coast, forcing him to return to Italy. On May 8, 1213 Francis received the mountain of Verna as a gift from the count Orlando di Chiusi. This mountain would become one of his favorite retreats for prayer. In the same year, Francis sailed for Morocco, but this time an illness forced him to break off his journey in Spain. Back in Assisi, several nobleman (among them Tommaso da Celano, who would later write the biography of Saint Francis) and some well-educated men joined his order. In 1215 Francis went again to Rome for the Fourth Lateran Council. During this time, he probably met Saint Dominic de Guzman (d. 1221), who also founded an order of friars, the Friar Preachers or Dominicans. In 1216 Francis received from the new pope Honorius III the confirmation of the indulgence of the Porziuncola, now better known as the Pardon of Assisi, which was a complete remission of their sins for all those who prayed in the Porziuncola. In 1217 the growing congregation of friars was divided in provinces and groups were sent to France, Germany, Hungary, Spain, and to the East. Francis and the sultan of Egypt Saint Francis before the Sultan - the trial by fire (fresco attributed to Giotto) In 1219 Francis left, together with a few companions, for Egypt. Francis never condemned violence outright and is often included in the list of Christian luminaries who supported the Crusades, or who did not denounce them. For example, Ridley-Smith writes, 'From the twelfth century to the seventeenth the consensus among Catholic bishops was that qualified men had a moral obligation to volunteer', which was 'reinforced by the support of a succession of men and women universally regarded as saints: Bernard of Clairvaux, Thomas Aquinas, Bridget of Sweden … even Francis of Assisi'. [1] Francis briefly participated in the Crusades, however, he appears to have had a genuine concern for the souls of Muslims, and, against the trend, he advocated the possibility of evangelizing them, that is, of rational discourse with them (disputation, or dialogue) on the respective claims of Christianity and Islam. This was an idea that some rejected outright. For example, Bl. Benedict of Alignan (d. 1268) would declare that it was not worth disputing with Muslims; rather they should be “extirpated by fire and the sword. ” [2] Members of Francis's third order took a vow that they would not carry arms, which meant that they could not volunteer as Crusaders, or serve as knights. In his rules for the Franciscans, Francis made specific reference to how his Friars might relate to Muslims: Spiritually they can behave among other people in two ways. One way is not to make disputes and controversies, but to be subject to every human creature for God 's sake, and to witness that they are Christians. The other way is, when they see that God pleases, to preach the word of God. [3] Daniel (2000) points out that the first modus operandi resembles what would later be called 'silent witness' such as that practiced by the Little Brothers and Sisters, who, inspired by Charles de Foucauld (1858-1916), live in Muslim societies but without engaging in explicit evangelism. Francis, though, was convinced that the continued fighting between the Christians in the Holy Land and the Muslims was futile and unnecessary. He went to seek an audience with the Sultan both to witness to him and to negotiate for peace. Pelagius, the Cardinal who represented the Pope on the fifth crusade, “could see no hope of Francis succeeding in this, and refused to consider it. ” [4] Versions of subsequent events vary. In some accounts, received by the sultan Malik-al-Kamil, Francis challenged the Muslim scholars to a test of true religion by fire, which they refused. Francis proposed to enter the fire first and if he left the fire unharmed, the sultan would have to recognize Christ as the true God. Daniel (2000) suggests the Sultan recognized Saint Francis’s genuine concern for his soul, so decided to “protect the saint” and to “try to pour gifts on him. ” [3] Some accounts say that Francis was captured as a prisoner-of-war, and taken before the Sultan. Another account says that the Sultan had laid out a carpet with crosses, so that when Francis walked on this he could accuse him of sacrilege. Francis replied that he was not guilty, because he carried Christ in his heart and “he had merely trodden on the crosses of the thieves who died with” Jesus, which were “the only ones to which Muslims could lay claim. ” [5] The Sultan, listening to Francis’s “arguments and passion to save live, ” offered a truce. Francis took this to Pelagius, who “tersely rejected the” offer. [6] Francis was well aware that the Sultan “demonstrated a greater humanity and desire for peace” than had Pelagius. [7] In 1229 Frederick II (1194-1250) negotiated an identical treaty, which restored Jerusalem to Christian control for a period of ten years, without any bloodshed. On November 5, 1219 Francis helped the crusaders to capture Damietta. At Acre, the capital of what remained of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, he rejoined the brothers Elia and Pietro Cattini. He then visited the holy places in Palestine. As a result, care of the Holy Sites was given over to the Franciscans. Saint Bonaventura (1221-1274), Francis’s biographer is reported to have marveled at Muslim hospitality and charity when he heard how some Franciscans were offered food and money by a Muslim who recognized their need. Bonaventura declared, “See how concord there is among the children of iniquity … so that the Muslim can say to Christians, Be Thou Ahhamed, O Sidon, the sea speaketh. ” Such charity even from a Muslim was a “noble pearl. ” [6] In September 1220, receiving a report of the martyrdom of five brothers in Morocco, Francis returned to Italy via Venice. Cardinal Ugolino di Conti was then nominated by the pope as the protector of the order. Francis's retirement When problems arose in the order, a detailed rule became necessary. On September 29, 1220 Francis effectively retired or resigned as minister-general, retaining the title but handing over the governance of the order to brother Pietro Cattini as his Vicar at the Porziuncola. As he stepped aside, Francis said, “Lord, I give Thee back this family which Thou have didst entrust to me. Thou knowest, sweet Jesus, that I have no more the power to take care of it. I entrust it, therefore, to the ministers…. ” [8] The exact reasons for Francis resignation are unclear. It appears to have had something to do with the difference between his vision for the order and its practical working out among ordinary men, probably centering on the poverty issue. [9] Soon afterwards however, brother Cattini died on March 10, 1221. He was buried in the Porziuncola. Reportedly, miracles started to occur and people flocked to the Porziuncola, disturbing the daily life of the Franciscans. Francis begged Cattini to stop the miracles and to obey him in death as he had obeyed him during his life. From that moment the miracles ceased. Brother Pietro was succeeded by brother Elia as vicar, until the chapter of 1227 when he John Parenti became elected minister-general, but not until after a protracted debate about the binding nature of Francis’s Testament, and once more about poverty. In 1232 a sort of coup d’état replaced Pafrenti with Elia. Butler (1911) describes Elia's leadership as “despotic and tyrannical, ” but the order grew dramatically. [9] No charge of “grave irregularity was ever made against him. ” However, this probably did depart from Francis's intent, which had been for a more democratic order than the traditional, older monastic orders where Abbots reigned supreme. Chesterton (1957) comments that Francis possessed a “certain kind of democratic optimism” which was “part of his personal character. ” [10] During 1221 and 1222 Francis crossed Italy, first as far south as Catania in Sicily and afterwards as far north as Bologna. On November 29, 1223 the final rule of the order (in 12 chapters) was approved by Pope Honorius III. This rule was less severe than Francis's original proposal, since the Pope feared that few men other than Francis would be able to observe it fully. Francis believed that his rule was “taken from the gospels. ” [11] Friars would own no property; “The brothers shall appropriate nothing to themselves, neither a house nor place nor anything. And as pilgrims and strangers in this world… let them go confidently in quest of alms …. This, my dearest brothers, is the height of the most sublime poverty, which has made you heirs and kings of the kingdom of heaven: poor in goods, but exalted in virtue. ” [12] Saint Francis receives the Stigmata (fresco attributed to Giotto). That same year, Francis was ordained as a deacon, which allowed him to read parts of the liturgy but not to celebrate Mass. [13] The Church never quite approved of Francis’s radical view of poverty. Although he remained obedient to the Church, the Church was a little frightened by his charismatic spontaneity, his preaching in the open air, which they could not control. They feared that he might start to say the mass, “to interpret Christian doctrine in his own way, and preach wherever and whatever he wished, ” although he was only as deacon, not a priest. [14] The Franciscans themselves relaxed the rule on poverty and on property. They own land and run universities, but have never altogether departed from the original ideal. The stigmata While he was praying on the mountain of Verna, together with his close friend Thomas, Francis received the Stigmata on September 17, 1223. Suddenly he saw a vision of an angel on a cross. This angel bore holes into St. Francis's feet, hands, and chest. This is the first account of Stigmata in history. However, no one knew about this occurrence until after his death, when Thomas told a crowd of Franciscans that he had witnessed this account. Suffering from these Stigmata and from an eye disease, he had been receiving care in several cities (Siena, Cortona, Nocera) to no avail. In the end, he was brought back to the Porziuncola. He was brought to the transito, the hut for infirm friars, next to the Porziuncola. Here, in the place where it all began, feeling the end approaching, he spent the last days of his life dictating his spiritual testament. He died on the evening of October 3, 1226. On July 16, 1228 he was pronounced a saint by the next pope Gregory IX, the former cardinal Ugolino di Conti, friend and protector of St. Francis. The next day, the pope laid the foundation stone for the Basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi. The Stigmata is a difficult phenomenon to understand, except perhaps in psychological terms as a physical reaction to Francis' inner striving to emulate Christ. Bonaventura actually suggested that Francis achieved an excellence in this life that seemed more than human. [15] Perhaps his spiritual closeness to Jesus stimulated a complex reaction. Francis and women Francis enjoyed a close relationship with Clare, one that was quite unconventional for his time. He had, however, “no reservations about marriage and parenthood for those who were drawn to them. ” [13] and members of his third order were usually married, with secular careers. Chesterton (1924) describes the Third Order as an “inspiration to innumerable crowds of ordinary married men and women; living lives like our own only entirely different. ” [16] While in Rome negotiating his Rule, Francis came to understand that he was spiritually both male and female. It was this “that enabled him to understand and influence men and women to a rare degree. ” [17] Male and female members of the order worked in close proximity. Clearly, there was danger here, but Francis believed that such cooperation could release a “psychological synergy … which would not only motivate every brother, sister, and lay-penitent in the order, but inspire” ordinary people as well. [18] The relationship between Francis and Clare has been compared to that between Saint Teresa of Avila and Saint John of the Cross, although some might compare this to Jesus and Mary Magdalene. Francis sometimes called himself “mother” and in the presence of the Pope, related a dream in which he received assurance that God would feed his Friars, as a mother feeds her children. He said, “I am that poor woman, whom God in His mercy has loved and honored, and through whom he has fathered legitimate children. ” [17] Saint Francis, nature, and the environment Many of the stories that surround the life of Saint Francis deal with his love for animals. Perhaps the most famous incident that illustrates the Saint’s humility towards nature is recounted in the Vigina (The Little Flowers), a collection of legends and folklore that sprang up after the saint’s death. It is said that one day while Francis was traveling with some companions they happened upon a place in the road where birds filled the trees on either side. Francis told his companions to “wait for me while I go preach to my sisters, the birds. ” The birds surrounded him, drawn by the power of his voice, and not one of them flew away. Francis spoke to them: A garden statue of Francis of Assisi with birds “My sister birds, you owe much to God, and you must always and in everyplace give praise to Him; for He has given you freedom to wing through the sky and He has clothed you…you neither sow nor reap, and God feeds you and gives you rivers and fountains for your thirst, and mountains and valleys for shelter, and tall trees for your nests. And although you neither know how to spin or weave, God dresses you and your children, for the Creator loves you greatly and He blesses you abundantly. Therefore…always seek to praise God. ” [19] Another legend from the Fioretti tells us that in the city of Gubbio, where Francis lived for some time, there was a wolf “terrifying and ferocious, who devoured men as well as animals. ” Francis had compassion upon the townsfolk, and went up into the hills to find the wolf. Soon fear of the animal had caused all his companions to flee, but the saint pressed on and when he found the wolf he made the sign of the cross and commanded the wolf to come to him and hurt no one. Miraculously the wolf closed his jaws and lay down at the feet of Saint Francis. “Brother Wolf, you do much harm in these parts and you have done great evil…” said Francis. “All these people accuse you and curse you… But brother wolf, I would like to make peace between you and the people. ” Then Francis led the wolf into the town, and surrounded by startled citizens he made a pact between them and the wolf. Because the wolf had “done evil out of hunger” the townsfolk were to feed the wolf regularly, and in return, the wolf would no longer prey upon them or their flocks. In this manner Gubbio was freed from the menace of the predator. Francis, ever the lover of animals, even makes a pact on behalf of the town dogs, that they will not bother the wolf again. [19] These legends exemplify the Franciscan mode of charity and poverty as well as the saint's love of the natural world. Part of his appreciation of the environment is expressed in his Canticle of the Sun, a poem written in Umbrian Italian in perhaps 1224 which expresses a love and appreciation of Brother Sun, Sister Moon, Mother Earth, Brother Fire, etc. and all of God's creations personified in their fundamental forms. However, the academic establishment agrees that St. Francis actually had a rather conventional attitude towards his worldly environment. He did believe that the external world was inherently good as a sign and revelation of God's providence and goodness, its purpose being to inspire our respect and love, but this was not an unusual philosophy in the thirteenth century. His belief in the universal ability and duty of all creatures to praise God is remarkable. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. says that “Francis understood that we need to love nature and spend time in it, because it is through His creation that the Creator communicates to us his grace and joy. [20] Francis believed that it was a sin to destroy “any living creature, ” because we benefit “from the joy and wonder that each creature inspires. ” [21] Francis and peace Francis may not have been an absolute pacifist, but he preferred peace to war. He believed that filling the world with joy, beauty, and goodness would benefit everyone. He passionately believed in the universal sisterhood and brotherhood of all people. His dialogue with the Sultan shows that he recognized Muslims' full humanity. Robert F Kennedy, Jr. describes Saint Francis as an “ecumenical saint” who was praised as holy even in his own life-time by both Christians and Muslims. [20] In October 1986 Pope John Paul II presided over a World Day of Prayer for Peace outside Francis's Basilica in Assisi when 'for perhaps the first time in history leading Buddhist, Christians, Hindus, Jews, Muslims, Zoroastrians, and representatives of traditional African religion prayed as one congregation for peace. ” [22] Legacy Francis’s legacy lives on through the Franciscans, who still serve the poor in many parts of the world. His legacy lives on through those who find inspiration to work for peace, or for environmental protection. Four Popes have been Franciscans. [23] G. K. Chesterton (1957) says that Francis can be represented as having “anticipated all that is most liberal and sympathetic in the modern mood: the love of nature; the love of animals; the sense of social compassion; the sense of the spiritual dangers of prosperity and even of property …. he could be presented not only as a human but a humanitarian hero; indeed as the first hero of humanism. ” We may chastise him for “his self-denial” and for “his chastity, ” but what Francis represents above all is a systematic, disciplined emulation of Christ; “the adoration of Christ had been part of the man's passionate nature for a long time” but “the imitation of Christ, as a sort of plan or ordered scheme of life, may be said” to begin with Francis. [24] Notes ↑ Jonathan Riley-Smith, The Crusades (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2005, ISBN 0300101287), xxxiii. ↑ Norman Daniel, Islam and the West: The Making of an Image (Oxford: Oneworld Publications, 2000, ISBN 1851681299), 136. ↑ 3. 0 3. 1 Daniel, 140. ↑ Adrian House and Karen Armstrong, Francis of Asissi: A Revolutionary Life (Marwah, NJ: The Paulist Press, 2003, ISBN 1587680270), 210. ↑ Daniel, 212. ↑ 6. 0 6. 1 Daniel, 222. ↑ Daniel, 226. ↑ Edward C. Butler, “Francis of Assisi, ” Encyclopedia Britannica, vol. X, (NY: Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 1911), 938. ↑ 9. 0 9. 1 Butler, 2. ↑ G. Chesterton, Saint Francis of Assissi (NY: Doubleday, 1997, ISBN 0385029004), 96. ↑ House and Armstrong, 98. ↑ G. Oliger, Catholic Encyclopedia Rule of Saint Francis, New Advent, 1909. Retrieved October 6, 2019. ↑ 13. 0 13. 1 House and Armstrong, 99. ↑ House and Armstrong, 97. ↑ Karen Armstrong, A History of God (NY: Ballantine, 1993, ISBN 0345384563), 207. ↑ Chesterton, 104. ↑ 17. 0 17. 1 Chesterton, 98. ↑ Chesterton, 173. ↑ 19. 0 19. 1 St. Francis of Assisi, The Little Flowers of St. Francis of Assisi (New York: Vintage, 1998). ↑ 20. 0 20. 1 Robert F. and Dennis Nolan, Saint Francis: A Life of Joy (NY: Hyperion, 2005, ISBN 0786818751), 2. ↑ Kennedy and Nolan, 25. ↑ House and Armstrong, 293. ↑ Edward C. Butler, “Franciscans, ” Encyclopedia Britannica, vol. XI, (NY: Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 1911), 2. ↑ Chesterton, 51. References Armstrong, Karen. A History of God. NY: Ballantine, 1993. ISBN 0345384563 Butler, Edward C. "Francis of Assisi" Encyclopedia Britannica, vol. X. NY: Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 1911. Butler, Edward C. "Franciscans. " Encyclopedia Britannica, vol. XI. NY: Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 1911. Chesteron, G. Saint Francis of Assisi. NY: Doubleday, 1957. ISBN 0385029004 Daniel, Norman, Islam and the West: The Making of an Image. Oxford: Oneworld Publications, 2000, ISBN 1851681299 House, Adrian, and Karen Armstrong. Francis of Asissi: A Revolutionary Life. Marwah, NJ: The Paulist Press, 2003 ISBN 1587680270 Kazantzakis, Nikos and John Michael Talbot. Saint Francis. Chicago: Loyola Press, 2005. ISBN 0829421297 Kennedy, Robert F. Jr. and Dennis Nolan. Saint Francis: A Life of Joy. NY: Hyperion, 2005. ISBN 0786818751 Riley-Smith, Jonathan. The Crusades. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2005. ISBN 0300101287 Main writings by St. Francis Canticum Fratris Solis, the Canticle to Brother Sun. Prayer before the Crucifix, 1205 (extant in the original Umbrian dialect as well as in a contemporary Latin translation). Regula non bullata, the Earlier Rule, 1221. Regula bullata, the Later Rule, 1223. Testament, 1226. Saint Francis of Assisi. The Admonitions of St. Francis of Assisi. Chicago: Franciscan Herald Press, 1987. ISBN 0819909149 Main sources for the life of Saint Francis Friar Elias, Epistola Encyclica de Transitu Sancti Francisci, 1226. Pope Gregory IX, Bulla "Mira circa nos" for the canonisation of St. Francis, July 19, 1228. Friar Tommaso da Celano: Vita Prima Sancti Francisci, 1228; Vita Secunda Sancti Francisci, 1246–1247; Tractatus de Miraculis Sancti Francisci, 1252–1253. Friar Julian of Speyer, Vita Sancti Francisci, 1232–1239. St. Bonaventure of Bagnoregio, Legenda Maior Sancti Francisci, 1260–1263. Ugolino da Montegiorgio, Actus Beati Francisci et sociorum eius, 1327–1342. Fioretti di San Francesco, the "Little Flowers of St. Francis, " end of the fourteenth century: an anonymous Italian version of the Actus; the most popular of the sources, but very late and therefore not the best authority by any means. External links All links retrieved October 6, 2019. 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