Prayer of St. Francis At This Cross
When I went to Basilica Di Santa Chiara I was deeply moved not only by being in the presence of the San Damiano Cross (the cross that talked back to Saint Francis) but also the prayer that St. Francis used as he fervently prayed to the Lord. I went home, that first day after my visit, and looked online for a copy of the translation of the prayer. I remembered bits of pieces of the one that is posted below the cross, but although I looked through pages of translations, none of them matched the one that was presented at the cross itself! Although the translations were close, they were not the words of St. Francis.
I went back to the basilica, and kneeled at the front pew, right below the cross where the prayer was written. Tourists came and went and I continued to study the prayer, to memorize each exact word. Etching the grooves in my brain to carry his words with me no matter where I went.
I have included the prayer below, as it is written in Basilica Di Santa Chiara.
Prayer of St. Francis At This Cross
All-Highest, Glorious God
Cast your Light into the darkness of my heart.
Give me right faith, firm hope, perfect charity and profound humility,
with wisdom and perception,
Oh Lord, so that I may do
what is truly your holy will.
Amen.
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