Originally published at The Catholic Thing

Pray for us, St. Francis adorer of God, hunter of souls!
You did not hesitate to leave everything to belong
completely to Christ, your Lord.
Teach us to love interior silence;
teach us fidelity in listening to the Beloved;
teach us perseverance in humbly allowing ourselves
to be loved by the living God.
You, who made yourself all things for all people
to bring to every heart in every way the joy and beauty
of the Gospel,
obtain for us burning charity, to make us humble,
luminous witnesses of divine Love in every one of
our decisions, actions and thoughts.
Pray for us, Saint Francis, an exemplar in spending
your days and nights
consumed with burning love under the sun of God!
Amen.

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