https://www.franciscanmedia.org/st-anthony-messenger/st-francis-and-his-canticle-of-the-creatures/ Sharing God's love in the spirit of St. Francis Fri, 04 Apr 2025 15:19:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://www.franciscanmedia.org/st-anthony-messenger/st-francis-and-his-canticle-of-the-creatures/#comment-10914 Mon, 17 Apr 2023 12:07:33 +0000 https://freedom.franciscanmedia.org/uncategorized/st-francis-and-his-canticle-of-the-creatures/#comment-10914 […] In our backyard was a statue of St. Francis. It, too, was surrounded with flowers, especially ones that attracted birds, butterflies, or other animals and insects. We always sprinkled our bread crumbs by the statue, so that birds would perch there and eat. It always brought home for me the concept of St. Francis as the patron saint of animals. Enjoy this video of Father Murray Bodo’s analysis of St. Francis’ Canticle of the Creatures. […]

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