On this feast, we celebrate Francis of Assisi, who delighted in creation and embraced poverty to follow Jesus more closely. His life invites us to see the divine in all living things.
“…grant your people grace to renounce gladly the vanities of this world; that, following the way of blessed Francis, we may… delight in your whole creation with perfectness of joy…”
First Lesson: Job 39:1–18
Psalm: Psalm 121
Second Lesson: Acts 4:32-35, 5:1-11
Gospel: Luke 12:13-21
