Historians have credited Francis with composing the first great poem in Italian—a poem or hymn that bears the title The Canticle of Brother Sun (also known as The Canticle of the Creatures). …

Praised be You my Lord with all Your creatures, especially Sir Brother Sun, Who is the day ... Most High, all-powerful, all-good Lord, All praise is Yours, all glory, all honour and all …

In this hymn Francis invites all his brother and sister creatures—whether minerals, plants or animals—to praise their Creator. These creatures include “Brother Sun” and “Sister Moon,” …

2023年1月27日 · The Canticle of Brother Sun. Most high, all-powerful, all good, Lord! All praise is yours, all glory, all honor And all blessing. To you alone, Most High, do they belong. No mortal …

2015年6月4日 · The title comes from the 13th century prayer written by Saint Francis of Assisi entitled Canticle of Brother Sun and Sister Moon. In the prayer Saint Francis offers praise to …

2024年9月27日 · In the Bull of Indiction for the upcoming Jubilee of 2025, Pope Francis recalled the Canticle of the Poverello of Assisi, exhorting us “to have the simple eyes of St. Francis, …

2023年10月24日 · The Canticle of Brother Sun and Sister Moon is a Christian prayer poem written by St. Francis of Assisi, a Catholic friar and preacher, in 1224. It is also known as The …

Francis was the first person in history to receive the stigmata, Christ-like wounds, in his feet, hands, and side. Francis instructed his friars to avoid learning and scholarship because such …

2023年11月6日 · This good brother did as St. Francis had instructed him, and after they were gathered, he sang the Canticle of Brother Sun, complete with the new verse. Upon hearing it, …

2023年10月3日 · Thus, one cold, autumn morning, St. Francis began to praise God. He was staying in a rough little cell constructed for him in the garden of San Damiano, next to the …