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Dear Friends,
While I was away for my friend’s birthday I picked up at mass “The Pilot” which is the archdiocesan newspaper for Boston, Massachusetts. There was an article in it that I thoroughly enjoyed reading. It is
entitled “St. Francis’ “Canticle of the
Creatures”. After 800 years it endures as vision of redeemed creation.
Maria Weiring wrote the article. I would like to share just a portion of what she wrote.
“Eight centuries ago, St. Francis of Assisi composed a poem that remains familiar today, inspiring hymns, art, and the title of two of the late Pope Francis’ teaching
documents on integral ecology. “The Canticle of the Creatures” includes tributes to “Brother Sun,” “Sister Moon and Stars,” “Brother Wind,” and “Sister Water” all of whom give glory to God, their creator. Though perhaps less cited, it also praises “Sister Death.”
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