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Saint Francis of Assisi

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The Word of God · Francis Borgongini-Duca

  1. Fourth Sunday of Lent — The Rich Man p. 75

    This example of Jesus so moved Saint Francis of Assisi that he wished for love of Christ to give up every possession to wed himself as he said, “to sister Poverty.”

  2. Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost — Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross p. 174

    “My Lord,” exclaimed Saint Francis of Assisi, kneeling before the crucifix, “I ask of Thee two graces.”

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