{"id":35223,"date":"2018-10-04T07:28:38","date_gmt":"2018-10-04T11:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/?p=35223"},"modified":"2018-10-04T07:28:38","modified_gmt":"2018-10-04T11:28:38","slug":"st-francis-of-assisi-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/2018\/10\/st-francis-of-assisi-3\/","title":{"rendered":"St Francis of Assisi"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Today, we remember an event that occurred 792 years ago, that began on October 3, 1226 –Francis of Assisi passed from this life. History tells us that Saint\u00a0Francis passed away in the evening hours, it was, liturgically speaking, already October 4th.<\/p>\n

The record of the events surrounding Francis’ transitus tells that his health had been sharply declining, he had asked to come home to Assisi. At\u00a0the bishop\u2019s residence in the city was being cared for and as he became aware that his death was imminent, \u201che asked to be carried to St Mary of the Portiuncula so that he might yield up the spirit of life where he had received the spirit of grace.\u201d The Poor Man of Assisi\u00a0exhorted and consoled his companions saying, \u201che asked that the book of the Gospels be brought and the Gospel according to John be read from the place that begins \u2018Before the Feast of Passover\u2019 (Jn 13:1). He himself, insofar as he was able, broke out with the Psalm: \u2018I have cried to the Lord with my voice\u2019 (Ps. 142). . . At last, when all God\u2019s mysteries were fulfilled in him, the blessed man fell asleep in the Lord.\u201d (Bonaventure, Major Legend<\/em>, 14.5-6).<\/p>\n

Bonaventure continues: \u201cLarks are birds that love the light. . . . but at the hour of the holy man\u2019s passing, although it was twilight and night was to follow, they came in a great flock over the roof of the house and, whirling around for a long time with unusual joy, gave clear and evident testimony to the glory of the saint.\u201d<\/p>\n

May Saint Francis intercede for us before the Throne of Grace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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