Today, on the
Feast of St. Francis of Assisi,
Fr. Pat will be blessing animals in the parish
parking lot.
Do join us!
We associate the song we
know as the Prayer of St. Francis
with the saint, but the prayer we actually know he is responsible for is the Canticle of the Sun, written in 1224, a celebration of all of Creation. Renowned Catholic composer Marty Haugen set
this lovely and joyous poem to music:
The heavens are telling the glory of God,
and all creation is shouting for joy!
Come, dance in the forest,
come, play in the field,
and sing, sing to the glory of the Lord!
Praise for the sun,
the bringer of day,
he carries the light
of the Lord in his rays;
the moon and the
stars who light up the way
unto your throne!
Refrain
Praise for the wind
that blows through trees,
the seas’ mighty
storms, the gentlest breeze;
they blow where
they will,
they blow where
they please to please the Lord!
Refrain
Praise for the
rain that waters our fields,
and blesses our
crops so all the earth yields;
from death unto
life her myst’ry revealed
springs forth in
joy!
Refrain
Praise for the
fire who gives us his light,
the warmth of the
sun to brighten our night;
he dances with
joy, his spirit so bright,
he sings of you!
Refrain
Praise for the
earth who makes life to grow,
the creatures you
made to let your life show;
the flowers and
trees that help us to know
the heart of love.
Refrain
Praise for our
death that makes our life real,
the knowledge of
loss that helps us to feel;
the gift of
yourself, your presence revealed
to lead us home.
Refrain
To hear St.
Francis of Assisi’s Canticle of the Sun
performed at the live Come and Journey concert
by Marty Haugen and friends (minus the last two verses), click on the video below. To purchase the song, click here.
Image source: https://sosf.org/the-canticle-of-the-sun/
Video source
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