Franciscan Virtues Through the Year: 52 Steps to Conversion from Saint Francis of Assisi, Paperback

Conform your life to the teachings of Jesus by living the virtues taught by Christ and especially embraced by Saint Francis of Assisi. Franciscan Virtues Through the Year: 52 Steps to Conversion from Saint Francis of Assisi explores each virtue with a quote from Scripture, a quote from the writings of Saint Francis, and an incident from the life of Saint Francis. There follows a reflection on the virtue, then meditation and prayer on the virtue, and some delving back into Scripture regarding it. Each virtue calls for reflection on the virtue and practice of it for an entire week. If the reflections and practice are done weekly as suggested, the reader will be spiritually more in tune with God's ways at the end of reading the book than at the beginning. The book is designed to make one aware of the virtues which St. Francis especially loved and to help the reader implement those virtues in his or her life. The virtues discussed are: 1. Attentiveness 2. Confession 3. Courage 4. Courtesy 5. Detachment 6. Discernment 7. Eagerness 8. Empathy 9. Encouragement 10. Eucharistic Reverence 11. Evangelization 12. Example 13. Faith 14. Fraternity 15. Generosity 16. Gratitude 17. Honesty 18. Hope 19. Humility 20. Imitation of Jesus 21. Joy 22. Justice 23. Love of Enemy 24. Love of God 25. Love of Neighbor 26. Love of Self 27. Loyalty to Church 28. Marian Devotion 29. Minority 30. Obedience 31. Pardon 32. Patience 33. Peace 34. Perseverance 35. Poverty 36. Praise 37. Prayer 38. Presence 39. Purity 40. Respect for Creation 41. Sacrifice 42. Self- knowledge 43. Service 44. Silence 45. Simplicity 46. Surrender 47. Trust 48. Vigilance 49. Vulnerability 50. Wisdom 51. Witness 52. Work This book is an excellent formation book for Franciscan friars, nuns, sisters, and laity. The 52 week format can be adapted as the Order wishes. Few books are guaranteed to change a person's spiritual life if the pattern of study in the book is followed. This book will definitely make the reader into a stronger follower of Christ, through the example and teachings of Saint Francis. May God bless you through Saint Francis as you read through, meditate on, and put into practice the Franciscan Virtues

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Franciscan Virtues Through the Year: 52 Steps to Conversion from Saint Francis of Assisi, was compiled from Scripture, the writings and lives of Saint Francis, and reflections written by members of the Confraternity of Penitents. These members live a religious rule of life for the laity, in their own homes. This Rule was originally given by Saint Francis of Assisi to the lay people of his time. This original Rule of 1221 for penitents has been updated for living in modern times and its Constitutions canonically approved by the Bishop of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana, USA. The Confraternity of Penitents is an international, worldwide, non profit private Catholic association of the faithful with commendation. Its Rule of Life and Constitutions and much additional information are on the world wide web at www.penitents.org Members who wrote the Franciscan Virtues Through the Year live in the United States as well as several foreign countries. The Confraternity of Penitents also publishes the Handbook of the Confraternity of Penitents, also available from Amazon.com