[NYer]

Thanks Smedley, for this post on my favorite saint!

In fact, "what Francis heard from Jesus on the Cross of San Damiano was not 'replace my Church' or 'reinvent my Church,' but 'repair my Church.'

San Damiano Cross

[Domestic Church]

Thank you for posting the San Damiano Cross. Pax et Bonem,

[EODGUY]

Our pastor mentioned that when most of us think of St. Francis, we picture him sitting in a garden with wild birds sitting on his shoulder.

Although he was a gentle man, he didn't have an easy life. I discovered this morning that St. Francis was a prisoner of war for a year and suffered a variety of physical maladies, ultimately leading to his death in his early forties.

Great post, great saint!