In the footsteps of St. Francis

In the footsteps of St. Francis

Today is September 19, Friday of the Twenty-fourth Week in Ordinary Time. We read at today’s Mass, “Pursue righteousness, devotion, faith, love, patience, and gentleness. Compete well for the faith. Lay hold of eternal life, to which you were called when you made the noble confession in the presence of many witnesses” (1 Tim 6:11-12). Carlo Acutis felt a deep closeness to the saints, but among them, one stood out: St. Francis of Assisi. From his…