{"id":2045,"date":"2016-10-03T15:25:54","date_gmt":"2016-10-03T20:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/labmind\/?p=2045"},"modified":"2016-10-03T15:41:09","modified_gmt":"2016-10-03T20:41:09","slug":"happy-feast-day-from-assisi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/labmind\/2016\/10\/happy-feast-day-from-assisi.html","title":{"rendered":"Happy Feast Day from Assisi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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The universal Church remembers the poverello<\/em> of Assisi, Saint Francis, these days. \u00a0Loved by millions throughout the world, it is a special privilege to celebrate his feast day in the town he loved so much, and close to the many sights connected to his earthly life.<\/p>\n

On a night like tonight, October 3rd, 1226, twenty years after his conversion to Christ, Francis asked to be taken to the chapel of Saint Mary of the Portiuncula located a walking distance from Assisi in the middle of the woods. \u00a0This small chapel had been one of the chapels he rebuilt after hearing God\u2019s call to rebuild the Church. \u00a0A chronicle of that time states that he wished to give back his soul to God in the very same place where he had received the spirit of grace.<\/p>\n

Halfway to the chapel, Francis asked to be turned around so he could see Assisi one last time. \u00a0Raising himself slightly, he blessed his city.<\/p>\n

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The small Portiuncula chapel now enclosed by the enormous Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Arriving to the chapel, he was placed naked on the earth, hiding with his left hand the wound which had appeared on his side (stigmata). \u00a0It is recorded that he \u201cpraised the Lord in a great joyful outburst of body and soul, saying to his companion: \u2018Since I must soon die, have Brother Angel and Brother Leo come and praise our Sister Death for me.\u2019 Both arrived and, forcing back their tears, sang the \u2018Canticle of Brother Sun\u2019 and of the other creatures, which the saint had composed during his sickness for the glory of God and for the consolation of his soul and of that of the others.\u201d<\/p>\n

He then asked for bread, which he blessed and broke, giving a piece to each of the brothers present. \u00a0A passage from the Gospel of John was read.<\/p>\n

It was in that small chapel on a night like tonight that Saint Francis was born into eternal life. \u00a0Franciscan communities throughout tonight celebrate the Transitus of Saint Francis, or his passage from this life onto the next. \u00a0When I was in college at Franciscan University, a group of friars would carry a small cot with a Franciscan habit from the chapel to the replica of the Portiuncula that is found on campus. \u00a0This symbolized \u00a0the carrying of Francis to the outskirts of Assisi where he died. \u00a0It was always a special and solemn occasion.<\/p>\n

Today I had the opportunity to visit the Basilica of Saint Mary of the Angels where the Portiuncula is today. \u00a0The Basilica was built to enclose\u00a0the small chapel. \u00a0In the evening, I concelebrated Mass along with Bishop Hartmayer at the Basilica of Saint Francis. \u00a0After Mass, we processed to the Tomb of Francis where we prayed and were blessed by a relic of the saint.<\/p>\n

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At the tomb of Saint Francis at the conclusion of the Transitus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tomorrow thousands will come to Assisi seeking to connect with Saint Francis and to increase their love of the same Jesus Christ whom Francis loved. \u00a0There will be a Mass celebrated every hour starting at 6am at the Basilica, and at 10am a solemn Mass will be held at the Upper Basilica of Saint Francis with many dignitaries and pilgrims who have come from the Province of Piemonte. \u00a0Each pilgrim will come with his or her intentions, and for different reasons. \u00a0The life of the poverello<\/em> of Assisi continues to resound in a modern world that seeks mostly honors and riches. \u00a0His example of simplicity and fidelity to Christ is one we need today more than ever. \u00a0These days are blessed days, may the prayers of Saint Francis help follow his example, so that we too may be embraced by Christ on the day we meet him face to face.<\/p>\n

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Me holding a relic of Saint Francis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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With Bishop Hartmayer at the Basilica of Saint Francis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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