“Death of Saint Francis of Assisi”, Flemish school of the late 16th century, via Wikimedia Commons How to Celebrate the Transitus of St. Francis October 3 is the vigil of St. Francis of Assisi's death and bears a special name — the Transitus. Angelo Stagnaro “Be praised, my Lord, through our Sister Bodily Death, from whose embrace no living person can escape. Woe to those who die in mortal sin! Happy those she finds doing your most holy will. The second death can do no harm to them.” —St. Francis of Assisi, Canticle of the Creatures. Death dates are...