We are spouses, when by the Holy Spirit the faithful soul is united with our Lord Jesus Christ, we are brothers to him when we fulfill the will of the Father who is in heaven .
We are mothers, when we carry him in our heart and body through divine love and a pure and sincere conscience; we give birth to him through a holy life which must give light to others by example.
St. Francis of Assisi
Source: Our Lady of the Pearl
Greccio at 800
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(This is a reflection I prepared for our quarterly magazine, *The Capuchin
Journey*)
One of St. Francis of Assisi’s early biographers, Brother Thomas of ...
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