What is it like to serve Mass at the tomb of St. Francis of Assisi on his feast day during an 800th anniversary year? Radio host and author Teresa Tomeo joins Matt Swaim on The Son Rise Morning Show to share a moving, once-in-a-lifetime story from Italy. Teresa details how her husband, Deacon Dominic Pastore, unexpectedly ended up serving as the sole deacon for the major English Mass celebrated by Bishop Emeritus Robert J. Baker at the Basilica of St. Francis. Drawing connections between St. Francis’s own diaconate, the Beatitudes, and finding peace in a divided world, Teresa reflects on the profound beauty, artwork, and spiritual impact of this historic moment. Stream now to listen!

What is it like to serve Mass at the tomb of St. Francis of Assisi on his feast day during an 800th anniversary year? Radio host and author Teresa Tomeo joins Matt Swaim on The Son Rise Morning Show to share a moving, once-in-a-lifetime story from Italy. Teresa details how her husband, Deacon Dominic Pastore, unexpectedly ended up serving as the sole deacon for the major English Mass celebrated by Bishop Emeritus Robert J. Baker at the Basilica of St. Francis. Drawing connections between St. Francis&rsquo;s own diaconate, the Beatitudes, and finding peace in a divided world, Teresa reflects on the profound beauty, artwork, and spiritual impact of this historic moment. Stream now to listen!

Son Rise Morning Show The Son Rise Morning Show with Anna Mitchell and Matt Swaim is fast-paced, motivating and informational – always from the Catholic perspective. You’ll hear news, engaging interviews, prayer and more each weekday morning from 6am-8am ET. 

Son Rise Morning Show The Son Rise Morning Show with Anna Mitchell and Matt Swaim is fast-paced, motivating and informational – always from the Catholic perspective. You’ll hear news, engaging interviews, prayer and more each weekday morning from 6am-8am ET. <a href="https://www.ewtn.com/radio/podcasts/son-rise-morning-show-~NZ"></a>