Franciscan Spirituality #19: Sources, Part 9 – Apr 18 – Homily – Fr Terrance
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Fr Terrance gives the homily at Bloomington, IN, on Apr 18, 2023, on how St. Francis's originality as a most faithful imitator of Christ played out in forming Franciscan Spirituality.
Key idea is that grace builds on nature; it does not override it. So Francis's many unique qualities made him very suited for remedying the spiritual distortions of his times.
There was much negative spirituality in the world of his time; the valid concepts of fighting against the flesh became overdone to the point that all creation was evil. This was part of Martin Luther's excesses.
Francis' natural optimism and love of nature were a good remedy for this. Loving creation in an ordered way will lead us to the Creator.
St Bonaventure in Major legand
Evil is part of original sin, not a part of God's creation
Every creature brings us to God, according to Bonaventure, expressing theologically what Francis lived intuitively
Pope Francis' encyclical Laudato Si’ - First line is LAUDATO SI’, mi’ Signore” – “Praise be to you, my Lord”. - https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20150524_enciclica-laudato-si.html
is a quote directly from Francis' Canticle of the Sun - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canticle_of_the_Sun
Brother Sun, Sister Moon show the power of and love of God.
The body is not the enemy of the soul but the cell or closet of the soul, a place to be enclosed to find God, the tabernacle of God, St Paul
1 Corinthians 3:16-17 - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/1corinthians/3?16
1 Corinthians 6:15-20 - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/1corinthians/6?15
2 Corinthians 6:14-18 - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/2corinthians/6?14
Ephesians 2:19-22 - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/ephesians/2?19
1 Peter 2:5 - https://bible.usccb.org/bible/1peter/2?5
Each person has a unique contribution, and Francis has an integrated view of humanity and grace.
Temper was mystical but spontaneous, and his spirituality developed in the world in the open rather than monastic.
He was very mortified, almost to a fault, but this he kept hidden and made him more human, not less.
This is a continuation of his series of homilies on Franciscan Spirituality - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNN151zTIO4&list=PLejh_e0-LN4xgMllKrzSasL2Hljd5BHom
The material for this series comes primarily from Ciccarelli, Marciano M., "I capisaldi della spiritualità francescana" in Italian, which translates as "The Cornerstones of Franciscan Spirituality". No English translations exist at the time of this recording.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Tuesday 2nd Week of Easter - Wkdy
Readings: - http://usccb.org/bible/readings/041823.cfm
1st: act 4:32-37
Resp: psa 93:1-2, 5
Gsp: joh 3:7-15
More on the Readings: https://airmaria.com/r?m=1697
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