September 1 – World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation.
From early childhood itself, Francis cultivated a lively sense of God’s creation, and the beauty and goodness it manifested. “He was a keen observer of nature, His writings express his wonderment. Francis’ mother explained to Francis that creation was “the great picture book of God,” and he was “trained to see in nature a world of symbols, which elevated him to the Creator.”
Francis opened his heart to ‘see a world where all is touched by grace” (Lajeunie). He adds, “We cannot but smile delightfully at the beautiful simplicity with which he contemplates nature, as the mirror of the spiritual world” (Cardinal Wiseman, “Introduction,” Spiritual Conferences, xiv).
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