Introduction:The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.– Amen. God, come to my assistance:– Lord, make haste to help me. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit: -As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Hymn: Just a Closer WalkContinue reading “Petition and Supplication”
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6: True and Perfect Joy
Please read the following passages multiple times: The Little Flowers of St. Francis, Chapter VIII, How St. Francis Set Forth to Friar Leo Where Perfect Joy Was to be Found The Writings of Francis of Assisi: The Undated Writings, True and Perfect Joy Then focus on the following: ………. if we bear all these injuries withContinue reading “6: True and Perfect Joy”
5: The Life of St. Francis by Thomas of Celano, the Second Book, Chapters 8 through 10
Read the chapters (pages 277 to 287) multiple times. Then focus on this passage from chapter nine: The whole city of Assisi rushed down as a group and the entire region hurried to see the wonderful works of God which the Lord of majesty gloriously displayed in his holy servant……………People considered it a great giftContinue reading “5: The Life of St. Francis by Thomas of Celano, the Second Book, Chapters 8 through 10”
4: The Life of St. Francis by Thomas of Celano, the Second Book, Chapters 4 through 7
Read the chapters (pages 266 to 277) multiple times with the passage below in mind. Pay close attention to how the suffering of Francis is a theme that runs through the narrative. “His right side was marked with an oblong scar, as if pierced with a lance, and this often-dripped blood, so that his tunicContinue reading “4: The Life of St. Francis by Thomas of Celano, the Second Book, Chapters 4 through 7”
3: The Life of St. Francis by Thomas of Celano, the Second Book, Chapters 1 through 3
Read all three chapters several times. (The Second Book starts on page 258 of the link.) Because the focus of this study is the Stigmata, it is tempting to concentrate on chapter three, which gives the details of Francis receiving the wounds of Christ. Chapter two, however, sets the scene and defines the conditions thatContinue reading “3: The Life of St. Francis by Thomas of Celano, the Second Book, Chapters 1 through 3”
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