Lord God: you alone are holy, you who work wonders! You are strong, you are great, you are the Most High, you are the almighty King, you, holy Father, King of heaven and earth. Lord God: you are Three and you are One, you are goodness, all goodness, you are the highest Good, Lord […]
True and Perfect Joy
The same [Brother Leonard] related in the same place that one day at Saint Mary’s, blessed Francis called Brother Leo and said: “Brother Leo, write.” He responded: “Look, I’m ready!” “Write,” he said, “what true joy is.” “A messenger arrives and says that all the Masters of Paris have entered the Order. Write: this isn’t […]
St Francis’ Prayer Inspired by the Our Father
Our Father most holy: Our Creator, Redeemer, Consoler, and Savior Who are in heaven: In the angels and the saints, enlightening them to know, for You, Lord, are Light; inflaming them to love, for You, Lord, are love; dwelling in them and filling them with happiness, for You, Lord, are Supreme Good, the Eternal Good, […]
The Spirit of the Lord Will Rest Upon Them…
To all those who love the Lord with their whole heart, with their whole soul and mind, with their whole strength (cf. Mk 12:30) and love their neighbors as themselves (cf. Mt 22:39) and hate their bodies with their vices and sins, and receive the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, and produce […]
Profession and the Secular Franciscan
Profession and the Secular Franciscan [Click on the link above to open or download the document]
