Eucharistic Vision And The Spirituality Of Saint Francis Of Assisi

Devotion to the Sacrament of Christ’s Body and Blood lies at the heart of the spirituality of St. Francis, and his vision was to inspire the Church’s development over the succeeding centuries. Writing in this Franciscan tradition, Brother Mark offers his own insights on the Eucharist and St. Francis, insights that were first shared at an annual retreat of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal.

This book provides a unique series of meditations for Eucharistic devotion. Although each is a separate reflection on the Eucharist in the life of the Church, there is an implied centrality of the sacramentin the life of any Catholic wishing to deepen the life of prayer. In this, St.
Francis can be our model and our guide. Just as in the thirteenth century his example helped to renew the life of the Church, which was confronted by many crises, so in our own day the Church, hedged about with conflict and compromise, and with declining vocations, is seeing a revival of devotion to the Blessed Sacrament as perhaps the first sign of renewal.