Here are some famous prayers by
St. Francis of Assisi.
Canticle of the Sun
 
Most High Almighty Good Lord, Yours are praise, glory, honour and all blessings; To You alone! Most High, do they belong, and no man is worthy of speaking Your Name! 












Be praised, Lord, with all Your creatures, and above all our Brother Sun, who gives us the day by which You light our way, and who is beautiful, radiant and with his great splendour is a symbol to us of You, O Most High! 














And be praised, Lord, for our Sister Moon and the Stars. You created them in the heavens bright, precious and beautiful! 

And be praised, Lord, for our Brother the Wind and for the air and the clouds and for fair weather and for all other through which You sustain Your creatures. 

And be praised, Lord, for our Sister Water, so useful, and humble, and chaste! 












And be praised, my Lord, for our Brother Fire, through whom You light up the night and who is handsome, joyful, robust, and strong! 






And be praised, my Lord, for our Sister, Mother Earth, who supports and carries us and produces the diverse fruits and colourful flowers and trees! 








Praise and bless the Lord and give thanks to Him and serve Him with great humility! 

Be praised, my Lord, for our Sister, bodily Death from whom no living man can escape! 








Woe only to those who die in mortal sin; but blessed are those who have done Your most holy will; for the second death can cause them no harm!
Prayer of Peace
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
and where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen .
May the Lord give you peace...
May the Lord bless you
and protect you.
May He gaze upon you 
and give you His 
salvation
May He turn His face
toward you
and give you His peace
May the Lord bless you 
now and forever.
Amen
Most High, glorious God, enlighten the shadows of my heart, and grant unto me right faith, certain hope and perfect charity, sense and understanding, Lord, so that I may accomplish Thy holy and true mandate.
Write this way: I bless all my friars, who are in (our) religion and who will come even until the end of the world (saeculum) . . . · Since on account of my weakness and the pain of my infirmity I cannot manage to speak, in these three words I am briefly making clear my will to my friars, that is: that, in remembrance of my blessing and my testament, they love (dilectio) one another, · that they always love and observe our lady, Holy Poverty, · and that they be 51 faithful and subject to the prelates and all the clerics of Holy Mother Church.
The Testament made at Siena
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