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October 4 · Memorial · White
St Francis of Assisi
(1181–1226) Son of a Italian cloth merchant who heard 'rebuild my Church' from the crucifix at San Damiano. He founded the Franciscans, received the stigmata, and wrote the Canticle of the Sun. Patron of ecology.
A prayerSaint Francis, make us instruments of your peace: where there is hatred, sow love.
When is the feast of St Francis of Assisi?
The feast is celebrated on October 4 each year, kept as a memorial in the General Roman Calendar, with white vestments.
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