On the 800th anniversary of the ratification of the San Franciscan Order, Chias has published a new book called “Living Vibrantly.” Pope Francis wrote a preface for this, emphasizing that the canon of St. Francis started a journey of walking side by side.
(Vatican News.com) Pope Francis wrote the preface to Chias’s new book Brulicante di vita (Brulicante di vita) on the occasion of the 800th anniversary of the ratification of the canons of St. Francis of Assisi. In the preface to the book, the Pope emphasizes that St. Francis is the brother of all; 800 years ago he wanted to leave a canon for his brothers “so that they can walk side by side towards the same goal, namely: to embrace and kiss that presence that is discarded. Christ in the sufferer”.
At the heart of this order is the Gospel and its teaching. To those who questioned him, the Pope noted, St. Francis “demonstrated that Jesus is the only teacher; the point of the choice is to ‘follow in the steps of our Lord Jesus Christ'”.
The pope praised the “simplicity and spirit” of the canon, since “everyone can follow its steps without giving up the diversity of their original homeland and culture”. This order draws the “strength and fragrance” from the Gospel, and is open to those around it, without boundaries.
The club rules are like “a compass to guide the way and accompany you”. After discovering the strong love of Jesus that is attractive to people in the world, this rule opens up a journey for people to walk side by side. “Despite all the difficulties, the ups and downs, each of us finds that we are far from alone, but that we are all connected,” the Pope wrote.
Furthermore, we are also called to build the Church like a “scaffolding”, which is exactly the mission St Francis received from the Lord. The saint’s canon urges us to invest our hearts and minds “to cultivate our humanity and our relationship with God and with others”, gradually living “the joy of being called by the Lord to love”.
In fact, the canon of St. Francis is a form of life. That is to say, “to meet God, to meet the outcasts, whom he called ‘Christian brothers’, to develop new horizons, to support a common home and to assume a common responsibility”.
The rules of San Franciso are by no means “abstract rules divorced from reality”. Instead, it takes into account each person’s flesh and blood. As we step by step in following the steps of Christ, we develop a “disposition to love all that is good.”
In conclusion, the Pope concluded, it is “an openness to God and others, soaring towards the Kingdom of Heaven that welcomes the whole human family, living in peace and joy, free and open to the world, with the love of Jesus.” salt. This salt is the true fruit of the Franciscan Order”.
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2023-07-28 12:06:54
