Saint Francis of Assisi
Born: Circa 1181
Assisi duchy of Spoleto, Italy
Died: October 3, 1226
Assisi, Italy
Canonized: July 16, 1228
Feast Day: October 4
Patron Saint of:
Animals, Ecology and Merchants
The Prayer of St. Francis
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace,
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there
is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness,
joy;
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much
seek to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be
loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are
born to eternal life.
Saint Francis, pray for me.
Amen.
Saint Francis of Assisi’s Prayer
You are holy, Lord the only God,
And Your deeds are wonderful.
You are strong. You
are great.
You are the Most High. You are Almighty.
You, Holy Father, are King of heaven and earth.
You are Three and One, Lord
God, all good.
You are good, all good, supreme good,
Lord God, living and true.
You are love. You are wisdom.
You are humility. You are endurance.
You are rest. You are peace.
You are joy and gladness.
You are justice and moderation.
You are all our riches,
and you suffice for us.
You are beauty. You are gentleness.
You are our protector.
You are our guardian and defender.
You are our
courage.
You are our haven and our hope.
You are our faith, our great consolation.
You are our eternal life, great and wonderful Lord,
God almighty, merciful Savior.
Amen.
