When a pilgrim goes to the
Basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi, he is given a pamphlet which reads,
“An Encounter with Saint Francis in Assisi.”
This is what we will attempt to do in this chapter, introduce you to,
and pray you experience such an encounter with the Poverello of Jesus,
your heart will burn to learn more about him. There is so much to know
about Saint Francis of Assisi that it’s impossible in this short chapter to tell it
all. In addition, Francis touches everyone in a different way, as does
Jesus.
We believe that Saint Francis of Assisi was the closest human being on earth to mirror
Jesus. Francis draws you like a magnet. That’s how he got to us. On our
first pilgrimage to Europe and the Holy Land, a side trip was included
to Assisi from Rome.
It was our first time in Rome, we had only one day to spend there. We
didn’t want to leave Rome; there was too much we hadn’t seen. So when
our guide told us that the next morning, we would leave bright and early
for Assisi, Penny and I thought to ourselves, in your dreams; we weren’t
going.
We would explore Rome on our own. But
the morning came, and we found ourselves boarding a
bus for the three and a half hour drive to Assisi. We
only spent four hours in Assisi, and an hour and a
half of that was lunch. So for all intents, we had
two and a half hours in Assisi. There’s no way you
can even begin to experience Assisi in that period
of time. When the bus was ready to go back to Rome,
we begged for more time.
We didn’t want to leave! But we had to
leave. On our way back to Rome, we vowed that if we ever got back to
Assisi, we’d spend a day and a half there. As it turned out, we returned
the following year. Our planned day and a half extended to a week, and
still we didn’t want to leave. From that time, 1977, to this, we have
visited Italy at least once a year, but for the most part, three or four
times a year. We have never gone there and not spent at least two nights
in Assisi, to bask in the illumination of Saint Francis of Assisi.
We’ve
been asked many times, and even began asking
ourselves, “Why do you keep going back to Assisi?”
Is it because of the beauty of the town, and its
surrounding area, including Santa Maria degli Angeli,
the home of the Portiuncola?
There’s no question
that it is truly God’s country, but there are many
little towns in Europe that are beautiful. We
believed then, and we do now, there is an air of
Francis about Assisi, which has never left. His
presence blankets the town. You can feel him
everywhere you go, in the streets, in the churches,
among the people, everywhere.
And for a few years,
we were content with that explanation, because it is
true. But it’s only part of the reason. About ten
years ago, while we were doing research on this
unique Saint, we came across the reason we keep
going back to Assisi. Francis instructed the
brothers, “Come back to the Portiuncola at least
once a year.
The Spirit of Jesus and Mary are very
strong here.” Yes, then we understood. The same
Spirit and power that made Saint Francis of Assisi the exceptional
Saint he is, has never left Assisi. That’s what we
felt in the air, the blanket that covers this holy
ground.
It is the Spirit, Jesus and Mary. Praise the
Lord.
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Saint Francis of Assisi is one of the most powerful Saints
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said on his deathbed, "If we had had one hundred
Francis' of Assisi, the revolution would have been successful."
Come with us to Assisi, the land of
Saint Francis. No matter where you go
there, you can feel Saint Francis and Saint Clare.
See many of his Miracles. Visit the Portziuncola,
first Franciscan Church, the Convent of San Damiano where
the Crucifix spoke to Francis, when he asked,
"What do you want of me Lord"
and Jesus replied,
"Go and rebuild my Church which you can see, is in ruins."
Visit the Hermitage,
where Francis went to meditate and hear the Lord's words.
Come to his Basilica
and visit his tomb.
Learn about the
Stigmata, how it came about, and what effect it
had on the rest of Saint Francis' life. Come with him as he returned to
the Convent of San Damiano and
Sister Clare, who cared for him. See his life
and death as depicted by the many murals in the upper Basilica.
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Saint Francis. We need him especially today.
"During this construction period of Francis' life,
one of the broken-down churches he worked on, was the little Benedictine
chapel at Santa Maria degli Angeli. It was called the Portiuncola. It had
been abandoned, and was in ruins. Francis rebuilt this church in honor of
Our Lady, and leased it from the Benedictines for one barrel of fish per
year. This became the first church of the Franciscan Order...."
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