ROMA (ITALPRESS) – “Today, in the eighth centenary of death, I wish to recall a worker who has worked with great fruit in the vineyard of the Lord: Saint Francis of Assisi”. Thus Pope Leo XIV at the Angelus in St. Peter’s Square. In St. Francis of Assisi “Jesus asked himself to repair his Church. Inspired by the Crucifix, Francis first of all built his life on the foundation of Christ, sharing his poverty, joy and suffering, until the mystical sign of the stigmata. A burning man of prayer, full of charity towards all, was an example for the first friars who shared his ascesis as an authentic condition for the reform of the Church.”.
“The charism of San Francesco – continues – bears fruit even today, after eight centuries. They testify not only the great and lively Franciscan family, but the many gifts that his spiritual inheritance spreads in the people of God. As we celebrate the Franciscan Jubilee year, we ask with perseverance the gift of peace and let us sincerely commit ourselves to building harmony among peoples.”.
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