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All over the world today there are people – hundreds of thousands of women and men - who take the 13th Century St Francis as their model of how to be a Christian. Modern Franciscans can be found in every walk of life, seeking to live simply and humbly, to love the God who is present in our own depths and in all of creation. Theirs is a common vision: identification with the poor and the marginalised; reverence for the natural world; hospitality to all; and commitment to justice, healing and peace.

Yesterday was the Feast of St Francis, and all this week the Daily Service comes from the National Gallery in London, taking the opportunity to learn from his example and to pray with him. It is led by Denis Nowlan with the Director of the Gallery, Gabriele Finaldi.

Today’s service reflects on St Francis and St Clare.

Producer: Andrew Earis

Recorded in July 2023 during The National Gallery St Francis of Assisi exhibition

Paintings
Giovanni di Paolo, Saint Clare Rescuing a Child Mauled by a Wolf, 1455-60 (The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, USA)

Music
Da pacem Domine - Arvo Part
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
CD: Arvo Part - Da Pacem (Harmonia Mundi)

O Euchari in leta via
Oxford Camerata
CD: Hildegard Von Bingen: Heavenly Revelations (Naxos)

Hear the voice and prayer - Thomas Tallis
Alamire
CD: Tallis: Queen Katherine Parr & Songs of Reformation (Obsidian)

Give us the wings of faith - James Whitbourn
Westminster Williamson Voices
CD: Whitbourn: Living Voices (Naxos)

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