Franciscan Spirit
A Message of Hope from the Mayor of Assisi
Stefania Proietti is the mayor of Assisi, Italy. The following Easter letter is to the residents of Assisi, and she wanted to share it with us. In turn, we wanted to share her beautiful message of hope with you.
‘Who are you, my God, and who am I?’
One of the stories about Francis of Assisi relates how a brother watched the saint in prayer, and heard him pray the words, “Who are you, Lord my God, and who am I?”
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Lent with the Saints: Mary Magdalene
Mary Magdalene is one of the main characters in the story of Jesus’ passion, death, and resurrection.
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Lent with the Saints: Mary
“No mother should bear the death of her son.” I heard that sentiment expressed in my family as a teenager, when my favorite uncle died of cancer in his forties.
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Lent with the Saints: John Paul II
Saint John Paul II in his life, his ministry as pope, and especially his dying, lived that mystery.
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Lent with the Saints: The Suffering Servant
Isaiah 50:4–9a; Psalm 69:8–10, 21–22, 31, 33–34; Matthew 26:14–25
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Lent with the Saints: Peter
Isaiah 49:1–6; Psalm 71:1–2, 3–4a, 5–6ab, 15, 17; John 13:21–33, 36–38 Peter is a central character in the Passion narratives. On Palm Sunday each year, we hear the story of his denial of Jesus.
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