tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post4713058085695488662..comments2024-03-18T20:52:31.671-06:00Comments on TeacherDance: The Possibilities Quotes - St. Francis of AssisiLinda Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-8765021707811789752013-02-11T07:43:00.569-07:002013-02-11T07:43:00.569-07:00Our parish is named after St. Francis of Assisi - ...Our parish is named after St. Francis of Assisi - here in Singapore. I know I must have learned about his life when I was younger because I studied in a Catholic all-girls school from first grade all the way to my high school years - but a lot of the details are hazy by now. I can remember St. Augustine's life a little better primarily because the nuns who are in charge of our school are from that order. Thanks for sharing this, dear Linda.GatheringBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477710897574769648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-29537333477616212622013-02-04T07:40:54.306-07:002013-02-04T07:40:54.306-07:00From all I've read, he has been a favorite of ...From all I've read, he has been a favorite of many all through the years. I enjoyed learning about him. Thanks, Tabatha.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-61369244033576377252013-02-04T06:08:41.797-07:002013-02-04T06:08:41.797-07:00He is my favorite saint, too, along with Saint Joa...He is my favorite saint, too, along with Saint Joan of Arc. They are yin and yang, I guess :-) Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-83676680511466072992013-02-03T22:28:45.712-07:002013-02-03T22:28:45.712-07:00That's a funny story, Christy. I guess if you...That's a funny story, Christy. I guess if you look at him in one way, one might think "sissy". Thanks for sharing it with me. Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-9933229240642326262013-02-03T19:26:56.759-07:002013-02-03T19:26:56.759-07:00I, too, am partial to the saint my family always (...I, too, am partial to the saint my family always (blasphemously, but with utmost adoration and respect--heckling is in our blood) referred to as "St. Frank the Sissy." I am ashamed to admit this in the case that it offends, but he earned the nickname by being so closely acquainted with us. We had a statue of him always watching over our walkway. Your sonnet is a loving tribute...and the prayer a beautiful reminder his love. Christy Rush-Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15581876400990779210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-4653795719851852222013-02-03T14:58:18.029-07:002013-02-03T14:58:18.029-07:00I almost included this, Beverley. Thank you for d...I almost included this, Beverley. Thank you for doing so. Isn't it beautiful! Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319624163132382197.post-84899346005499014672013-02-03T12:08:21.756-07:002013-02-03T12:08:21.756-07:00I'm not Catholic either altho my husband is.
I...I'm not Catholic either altho my husband is.<br />I have always been partial to St. Francis - at school we talk about him at Valentine's. Great post on him.<br />My favourite prayer is attributed to him:<br /><br />Lord, make me an instrument of your peace, Where there is hatred, let me sow love;<br /> Where there is injury, pardon;<br /> Where there is doubt, faith; <br />Where there is despair, hope; Where there is darkness, light; <br />Where there is sadness, joy.<br /> O Divine Master,<br /> grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled, as to console;<br /> to be understood, as to understand;<br /> to be loved, as to love.<br /> For it is in giving that we receive.<br /> It is in pardoning that we are pardoned, and it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life.<br /> Amen.Beverley Bairdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12973073253078139054noreply@blogger.com