The Feast of St. Francis

While most of us are familiar with St. Francis' love of animals, let us not forget his teachings on Charity.

Let us have charity and humility. Let us give alms because these cleanse our souls from the stains of sin. Men lose all the material things they leave behind them in this world, but they carry with them the reward of their charity and the alms they give. . . . We must not be wise and prudent according to the flesh. Rather we must be simple, humble and pure.

~~St. Francis of Assisi