Most high, all powerful, all good Lord!
All praise is yours, all glory, all honor, and all blessing.
To you, alone, Most High, do they belong.
No mortal lips are worthy to pronounce your name.
Be praised, my Lord, through all your creatures,
especially through my lord Brother Sun,
who brings the day; and you give light through him.
And he is beautiful and radiant in all his splendor!
Of you, Most High, he bears the likeness.
Canticle of the Sun -- St. Francis
Many of you are aware that I have often shared images of sculptures depicting Francis of Asissi, the namesake of the recently elected Roman Catholic pope. Francis lived an austere and devoted Christian life and while he died young he had already developed a strong following which became the Franciscan order.
St. Francis is also known for his love of all living things and there are stories of his befriending and preaching to the birds, depicted above in the work by Frederick Franck. The sculpture below by Paul Granlund is based on Francis's canticle Brother Sun, Sister Moon, or the Canticle of the Sun. I would love to see both of them in situ.
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