Saturday of the 26th Week in Ordinary Time
Memorial of St. Francis of Assisi, 1181-1226; a serious illness caused him to abandon his frolicking life as leader of Assisi's youth; lengthy and difficult prayer led him to a self-emptying; from the cross in the neglected field-chapel of San Damiano, Christ told him, “Francis, go out and build up my house, for it is nearly falling down”; he gave up all of his possessions, he had no intention of founding an order, but once it began he protected it and accepted all the legal structures needed to support it; his devotion and loyalty to the Church were absolute; two years before his death, received the stigmata, the painful wounds of Christ in his hands, feet, and side; Francis died in 1221
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/4/25
Gospel: Luke 10:17-24

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<li>Saturday of the 26th Week in Ordinary Time</li>
<li>Memorial of St. Francis of Assisi, 1181-1226; a serious illness caused him to abandon his frolicking life as leader of Assisi's youth; lengthy and difficult prayer led him to a self-emptying; from the cross in the neglected field-chapel of <a href="https://www.franciscanmedia.org/st-anthony-messenger/the-challenge-of-the-san-damiano-cross/"><strong>San Damiano</strong></a>, Christ told him, &ldquo;Francis, go out and build up my house, for it is nearly falling down&rdquo;; he gave up all of his possessions, he had no intention of founding an order, but once it began he protected it and accepted all the legal structures needed to support it; his devotion and loyalty to the Church were absolute; two years before his death, received the stigmata, the painful wounds of Christ in his hands, feet, and side; Francis died in 1221</li>
<li>Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 10/4/25</li>
<li>Gospel: Luke 10:17-24</li>
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