Francis of Assisi
Assisi, Italy
Nine stops with Francis, from the streets of his youth to the wounds of Christ
In the early 1200s a rich young man of Assisi gave away everything to follow Christ in poverty, joy, and love of all creation — and the world has never quite been the same. Walk with St. Francis on this road, from the streets of his youth to the stigmata on La Verna, through the little chapels and hillsides he loved. Each day has a place, a prayer of Francis's own, and one thing to do.
The nine days
Day 1 · Setting out — The Merchant's Son
Assisi — the streets of his youth
Day 2 · Mercy — The Leper on the Road
The plain below Assisi
Day 3 · The commission — The Cross That Spoke
San Damiano — the ruined chapel
Day 4 · Renunciation — The Stripping
The square before the Bishop
Day 5 · The little way — The Little Portion
Santa Maria degli Angeli — the Portiuncula
Day 6 · Praise — Brother Sun, Sister Moon
San Damiano — near the end
Day 7 · The Real Presence — The Body of Christ
The churches of Assisi
Day 8 · Configured to Christ — The Wounds
Mount La Verna, in the Tuscan hills
Day 9 · Light & sending — Sister Death
The Portiuncula — 3 October 1226