{"id":25843,"date":"2010-10-03T16:52:01","date_gmt":"2010-10-03T20:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/2010\/10\/the-transitus-of-saint-francis\/"},"modified":"2010-10-03T16:52:01","modified_gmt":"2010-10-03T20:52:01","slug":"the-transitus-of-saint-francis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/2010\/10\/the-transitus-of-saint-francis\/","title":{"rendered":"The Transitus of Saint Francis of Assisi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--StartFragment--><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/Death%20of%20St%20Francis%20Giotto.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Death of St Francis Giotto.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/assets_c\/2010\/10\/Death of St Francis Giotto-thumb-300x195-7339.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" class=\"mt-image-right\" style=\"float: right; margin: 0 0 20px 20px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;\">Saint Francis died during the evening of October 3\/4. The Church observes the death of Saint Francis on October 4.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;\">As he lay dying, Francis prayed Psalm 142 and during the closing verse he died. This human and liturgical event is solemnly remembered each year by Franciscans to honor their holy<br \/>\nFather&#8217;s entrance into the joy of being the Most Blessed Trinity be prayerfully remembering the passage &#8211;a transitus&#8211; of Francis from life to Life today, October 3.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;\"><i>Alleluia, Alleluia, Francis, poor and humble, enters<br \/>\nheaven rich and is welcomed with celestial hymns. Alleluia.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;\"><b>Psalm 142<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><font class=\"Apple-style-span\" face=\"'Times New Roman'\">I cried to the Lord with my voice; with my voice to the Lord did I make my supplication.<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><font class=\"Apple-style-span\" face=\"'Times New Roman'\">I poured out my complaint before him; I showed before him trouble.<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><font class=\"Apple-style-span\" face=\"'Times New Roman'\">When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then he knew my path.<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><font class=\"Apple-style-span\" face=\"'Times New Roman'\">In the way where I walked have they secretly laid a snare for me.<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><font class=\"Apple-style-span\" face=\"'Times New Roman'\">I looked on right hand, and held, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul.<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><font class=\"Apple-style-span\" face=\"'Times New Roman'\">I cried to You, O Lord: I said, You are my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><font class=\"Apple-style-span\" face=\"'Times New Roman'\">Attend to my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><font class=\"Apple-style-span\" face=\"'Times New Roman'\">Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise Your name: the righteous shall compass me about; for You shall deal bountifully with me.<\/font><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;\">Glory to the Father<br \/>\nand to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and<br \/>\nwill be forever. Amen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;\"><i>Alleluia, Alleluia, Francis, poor and humble, enters<br \/>\nheaven rich and is welcomed with celestial hymns. Alleluia.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;\">O God, you granted<br \/>\nour blessed Father Francis the reward of everlasting joy: grant that we, who<br \/>\ncelebrate the memory of his death, may at last come to the same eternal joy;<br \/>\nthrough Christ our Lord. Amen.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saint Francis died during the evening of October 3\/4. The Church observes the death of Saint Francis on October 4. As he lay dying, Francis prayed Psalm 142 and during the closing verse he died. 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