Resource: Let us Remember - St. Francis
‘Let us remember' is a prayer and reflection resource offered to Lasallian schools and works. It might be used for individual prayer and reflection or at the beginning of team/faculty meetings, staff briefings or whole staff meetings. There will be a different focus for each reflection and over time a library of prayers and reflections will be developed for use.
Today’s focus is: “St. Francis”
St Francis is an inspiring character; born into a wealthy merchant family, he chose to reject comfort, pleasure and position by embracing an ascetic life that called for obedience to God and fellowship and solidarity with the poor. I think he is a great example for us today as we challenge ourselves to live out gospel values of peace, patience and self-control while living in wealthier countries that tell us we can have it all. Pope Francis asks us in Laudato Si’ to consider how much we consume and what effect this has on others. He encourages us to learn how to enjoy life’s simple pleasures, saying “Happiness means knowing how to limit some needs which only diminish us, and being open to the many different possibilities which life can offer.
(Author: Br Peter Ryan, Director of Formation)
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