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The collect for today, the Feast Day of Saint Francis of Assisi (1182-1226), Founder of the Friars Minor (source):
Most high, omnipotent, good Lord, grant unto thy people grace To renounce gladly the vanities of this world; that, following the way of blessed Francis, we may for love of thee delight in thy whole creation with perfectness of joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
The Epistle: Galatians 6:14-18
The Gospel: St Matthew 11:25-30
Artwork: Giovanni Bellini, St. Francis in the Desert, c. 1480, Tempera and oil on panel, The Frick Collection, New York.
