Saturday, July 11, 2009

Seeking Solitude and Silence

Photo of the pond at the Portiuncula

The Blessed and Venerable Father Francis wanted only to be taken up with God and to purify his spirit of the dust of the world which eventually clings to us in our daily association with others. So he would periodically withdraw to a place of solitude and silence.

Saint Francis of Assisi
Celano - First Life

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