🌿✨ The Humble Heart of St. Francis of Assisi ✨🌿
Feast Day: October 4
“Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take with you nothing that you have received—only what you have given: a full heart, enriched by honest service, love, sacrifice, and courage.”
— St. Francis of Assisi
Among all the saints of the Church, few have captured the hearts of believers as deeply as St. Francis of Assisi, the saint who chose humility over honor, simplicity over riches, and love over self. Born into wealth, Francis could have lived a life of comfort and status—but instead, he heard the gentle call of Christ to “rebuild My Church.”
He renounced everything, even the clothes on his back, and embraced a life of poverty and total dependence on God. Yet in that surrender, Francis found the true richness of the Gospel—a heart overflowing with peace, joy, and compassion for all creation.
💛 A Heart That Gives
St. Francis reminds us that at the end of our journey on earth, what truly matters is not what we have acquired, but what we have given.
We take with us no possessions, no achievements—only the love we’ve shared, the kindness we’ve shown, and the sacrifices we’ve made for others.
A heart filled with honest service, love, sacrifice, and courage is a treasure that never fades. These are the gifts that follow us into eternity.
🌾 Living Like St. Francis
To live like St. Francis is to see the face of God in every person, to respect all of creation as our brothers and sisters, and to find joy in the simplest things. It means:
- Serving others with humility and joy.
- Loving without expecting anything in return.
- Offering sacrifices quietly and sincerely.
- Living courageously for the sake of truth and goodness.
🙏 A Prayer of St. Francis
Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
And where there is sadness, joy.
May we, like St. Francis, learn to live with open hands and open hearts—ready to give, ready to love, and ready to serve.
