Tuesday, March 26, 2013

The Prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi - Make Me a Channel of your Peace

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Saint Francis of Assisi is a favorite of mine and so his prayer.  This version done by Susan Boyle is especially well done...Peace and Enjoy ;-)




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.

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, Amen, Amen

Pope Francis
Cardinal Bergoglio dedicated his service to the auspices of Mother Mary and lives a life of compassion and Love. He denounced the pomp and circumstance of a Catholic Cardinal in order to serve the poor and those who need him the most. He refused to live in the Cardinal’s Palace and rented a small apartment for himself. He cooked his own meals and refused the chauffeured car allotted a Cardinal in exchange for riding the bus to work.

When Cardinal Bergoglio was elected Pope he chose the name Francis after Saint Francis of Assisi. To grasp the significance of that choice, we need briefly to look at life of Saint Francis.

Saint Francis was born into a wealthy family, but rejected his wealth to serve the poor. One time Francis was in an old church, and as he prayed before the crucifix on the altar he heard what he perceived to be the voice of God. God said, “Francis, rebuild my church.” Initially Francis thought God was asking him to rebuild the old church he was in, but he soon realized that the Church of God is not a lavish edifice, THE CHURCH OF GOD IS THE PEOPLE.

Saint Francis was well aware of the Elemental Kingdom and worked hand and hand with the animals and nature. He was never ordained into the Catholic priesthood, but he is one of the most venerated religious figures in history. On July 16, 1228, Francis was pronounced a saint by Pope Gregory lX. He is known as the patron saint of animals and the environment.

Pope Francis is the first Pope to choose to be named after Saint Francis of Assisi. When he was introduced as the Pope to the throngs of people gathered in Vatican Square, the first thing he did was bow and ask the people to bless him. Then he prayed the three prayers that he knew every Catholic child and adult would know. He chose those prayers so that people around the world could pray with him. The first prayer was the Hail Mary, the second was Glory Be To The Father, and the third was the Lord’s Prayer.

The following day, the first thing he did before officially addressing the gathering of Cardinals as the new Pope was to go to the chapel alone where he prayed for 30 minutes to Mother Mary, asking for her blessings and Divine Intervention in his mission. When Pope Francis addressed the Cardinals, instead of sitting on the white Pope’s throne, he stood amongst the Cardinals as their brother and received their blessings. He said, “I Am asking all of you to help me rebuild God’s church.”

Portions of this blog post are from Patricia's newsletter...
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