8th Centenary of the Stigmata of St. Francis

Happy Solemnity of the Stigmata of St. Francis!

This feast calls us to prayerful listening, for it is in listening that Francis receives the signs of the love of God: “Saint Francis heard the voice of God, he heard the voice of the poor, he heard the voice of the infirm and he heard the voice of nature. He made of them a way of life.” (Pope Francis, Fratelli tutti, 48).

This feast reminds us that our wounds are a sign of love and an opportunity for new life. Let us touch the wounds of Christ in others and let others touch the wounds of Christ in us, thus spreading divine love.

Sr. Samuela Maria Rigon,
General Superior