Saint Francis of Assisi
"If you have men who will exclude
Any of God's creatures
From the shelter of compassion and pity,
You will have men who will deal likewise
With their fellow man."
Any of God's creatures
From the shelter of compassion and pity,
You will have men who will deal likewise
With their fellow man."
Saint Francis of Assisi is the patron saint of animals. Francis Bernardone was born in 1182 in Assisi, Italy. He died in the same town in 1226. During his 44 year life he went from riches to rags, by his own choice. Francis was a dreamer, a visionary who followed the lead of his dreams. Two years after he died Francis was canonized a saint by the Catholic Church. St. Francis of Assisi lived his life with compassion for even the smallest critters on the earth. All creation has value and time and effort are required to care for creation. Each and every creature deserves respect.
Who Was St. Francis?
Stories About St. Francis and the Animals
Who Was St. Francis?
Stories About St. Francis and the Animals
Prayer of St Francis
Lord,
Make me an instrument of your peace;
Where there is hatred let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
And where there is sadness, joy.
O divine Master,
Grant that I may not so much seek
To be consoled as to console,
To be understood as to understand,
To be loved as to love,
For it is in giving that we receive,
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned
And it is in dying that we are reborn
To eternal life.
Make me an instrument of your peace;
Where there is hatred let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
And where there is sadness, joy.
O divine Master,
Grant that I may not so much seek
To be consoled as to console,
To be understood as to understand,
To be loved as to love,
For it is in giving that we receive,
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned
And it is in dying that we are reborn
To eternal life.