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Manitou sunrise, again
Manitou sunrise
Be still, and let Him do His work.....
Secular Franciscan Reflections for Lent
Lord's Prayer - a paraphrase by St. Francis of Assisi
Franciscan Advent and Christmas
The Transitus of St. Francis of Assisi (October 3rd )
The Beatitudes * La Legge Delle Beatitudini
Pope John Paul II: Do not let your hearts be troubled
Secular Franciscan Order...come and see..
Secular Franciscan Order
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Name:
Marzio
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a modest attempt, by a simple, imperfect person called to follow Jesus Christ in the footsteps of St. Francis.

"It is no use walking anywhere to preach, unless our walking is our preaching". St. Francis.

"And when we lighten the trails of others, it is Christ, the Risen One, whom we meet". Brother Roger, Taize.

"Making the earth a place where all can live...is one of the beautiful pages of the Gospel for you to write by your life".
Brother Roger, Taize.
About Me:
 
A fellow traveler, trying to follow Jesus Christ, by the footsteps of St. Francis. I belong to St. Joseph the Worker Fraternity.

"I seek a teacher and a rule,
Dear Brother Francis, and a school
Where I can learn to be a fool.

The world is erudite today;
The folk of Gubbio and thy gray
Brother Wolf are dead, they say.
Sweet friend of Christ, thyself shalt be
My book of gentle courtesy.

A single purse, a single cloak
Do scarce suffice for modern folk;
Such foolishness as once thou spoke
About thy Lady Poverty,
That, poverello, tell to me.

Bird songs in Umbria were sweet,
Or else, mayhap, thy quaint conceit
Found meanings now quite obsolete.
Gods little one, wilt share with me
Thy sister birds sweet psaltery?

Stars nebular and wise, indeed,
Above Averno shared thy creed
Of pierced Heart and Wounds that bleed. Enamored Knight of Calvary, Teach me loves madmost ecstasy.

Behold my teacher and my rule;
Thyself, Saint Francis, art my school;
God give me grace to be a fool!"

"I Go to School" by
Sister M. Madeleva, C.S.C.
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Lord God:
you alone are holy,
you who work wonders! You are strong, you are great,
you are the Most High,
you are the almighty King,
you, holy Father, King of heaven and earth.

Lord God: you are Three and you are One,
you are goodness, all goodness,
you are the higest Good,
Lord God, living and true.

You are love and charity, you are wisdom,
you are humility, you are patience,
you are beauty, you are sweetness,
you are sefety, you are rest, you are joy,
you are our hope
and our delight,
you are justice, you are moderation
you are all our wealth
and riches overflowing.

"Exhortation Praises of God"
....St. Francis
Country:
Canada
Occupation:
Secular Franciscan; Librarian/Historian
Hobbies:
Secular Franciscan Order, St.Francis, History,reading,writing, art,multimedia, computers,fishing,painting, photography,Assisi,Fossombrone,thinking, praying,helping people,fair trade,masonry ovens, pizza, bread, Italy
Music:
Taize, Abba Pater, ,Choral, Gregorian Chant, Geste of Great King, Blues, B.B.King, Stevie Ray Vaughn
Books:
The Very Lowly: A Meditation on St. Francis of Assisi, The Little Flowers of St. Francis, Dune, The Power of One, anything by Jean Vanier, No Man is an Island, anything by Thomas Merton,The Geste of the Great King
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Channel Comments (530)
mapollo (2 hours ago)
Oh my....yellow tail is one of my favourites as well...fat bastard is good too :)
SandorClegane1 (3 hours ago)
haha thanks for making my mouth water. Fine, to get back at you I am gonna get my fiance to make Christmas Brownies with Brown & white Chocolate Cream Topping & I'm gonna get some Red Wine to accompany. I like Yellow Tail Wine. I know, I know, your gonna say nothing beats good old Italian Romana wine but hey it's not bad considering it's Austrailian.
SandorClegane1 (4 hours ago)
Yay the Storm is Here - Boo my car Heater is still not working!
mapollo (9 hours ago)
Coldmatter, pray for discernment, let the Holy Spirit guide you.
mapollo (9 hours ago)
To be a Secular Franciscan is to be in the world but not of the world; to be the least and the last for His Name's sake.

Pace e bene
ColdDarkMatter1 (17 hours ago)
Do you have any advice for someone who is agnostic but leaning towards having faith? So far, the Catholic church appears to be the only church that understands science.
GnaeusVilliusAnnalis (20 hours ago)
@joewar420

I got tired of your inability to explore the scriptures for the truth. You've been given mountains of scriptural evidence that supports the Catholic church; yet, the hardness of your heart prevented you from believing it. And, lastly, I have the right not to have negative comments posted on my channel. If you ever decide to have an unbiased, open dialogue then I may unblock you.
SpatialDimensions (21 hours ago)
Love your videos. What does it mean to be a secular Franciscan?
SandorClegane1 (22 hours ago)
I know, it wasn't all that Big to begin with but thats ok. My car heater decided to stop working brrrrrr!
AntG72 (1 day ago)
Why would you get angry GVA?
As I have stated to others's, we have one common belief. We all believe that Jesus Christ Is the Son of God sent to save us all from our Sin's. You may not like the fact that I enjoy reading the KJV of scripture. You may not agree with my need to worship Independently from an organized church. You may question why I don't follow what you believe as the one "true" church.
I do also grow weary of debate. But the Gospel is meant to be spread by all believers. You will always be confronted by those who reject or are not yet at a level of spiritual maturity to grasp a truth. Don't get angry, just pray for those who anger you. Just as we all should pray for each other to discover the truth in scripture that only the spirit of God can reveal. So we all can be together when Christ return's for the gathering in the air.
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