Year of St. Francis Jubilee Prayer

St. Francis, our brother, you who eight hundred years ago
went to meet sister death like a pacified man,
intercede for us with the Lord.

You recognized true peace in the Crucifix of San Damiano,
teach us to seek in Him the source of all reconciliation
that breaks down every wall.

You who, unarmed, crossed the lines of war
and misunderstanding,
give us the courage to build bridges
where the world erects borders,

In this time afflicted by conflicts and divisions,
intercede so that we may become peacemakers:
unarmed and disarming witnesses of the peace that comes from Christ.
Amen