Happy Feast of St. Francis of Assisi!

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 born to eternal life. Amen

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Happy Feast of St. Francis of Assisi!  St. Francis is a favorite of Pete's, so of course we had to celebrate today!  We started the day by reciting the above prayer at breakfast with the kids.  The girls colored a coloring page of him and watched the CCC movie Francis: Knight of Assisi.  We had animal crackers in honor of his love of animals and leftover cake for dessert!  We also had a Tuscan Chicken Stew in honor of his Italian Heritage!

St. Francis of Assisi, pray for us and please restore our Church once more!