Fr. Murray Bodo is one of Catholicism’s greatest living poets. This audio lecture series is a masterpiece of insight into Francis and Franciscan prayer that is sure to ignite your faith.
“Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.”
These words come from one of the most recognized prayers in the world, “A Prayer for Peace.” Recent custom attributes them to St. Francis, the saint whose legacy leads thousands to pray. Although it is unlikely that St. Francis authored this popular prayer, the Franciscan tradition of prayer is similarly humble and eloquent.
In this 12-lecture series, Fr. Bodo explores the uniqueness of Franciscan prayer as well as its continuity with the Judeo-Christian traditions of prayer. Using the life and prayers of St. Francis as well as his admonitions and writings on how we are to pray, Fr. Bodo treats the 10 movements of Franciscan prayer.
With Fr. Bodo, you will explore how the young St. Francis’ imprisonment and subsequent reversal of his ambition to be a knight le
Fr. Murray Bodo is one of Catholicism’s greatest living poets. This audio lecture series is a masterpiece of insight into Francis and Franciscan prayer that is sure to ignite your faith.
“Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.”
These words come from one of the most recognized prayers in the world, “A Prayer for Peace.” Recent custom attributes them to St. Francis, the saint whose legacy leads thousands to pray. Although it is unlikely that St. Francis authored this popular prayer, the Franciscan tradition of prayer is similarly humble and eloquent.
In this 12-lecture series, Fr. Bodo explores the uniqueness of Franciscan prayer as well as its continuity with the Judeo-Christian traditions of prayer. Using the life and prayers of St. Francis as well as his admonitions and writings on how we are to pray, Fr. Bodo treats the 10 movements of Franciscan prayer.
With Fr. Bodo, you will explore how the young St. Francis’ imprisonment and subsequent reversal of his ambition to be a knight led to his becoming an interior person, how he learned that the way to God is the way God came to us in the Incarnation, and how St. Francis’ prayer for identification with the crucified Christ resulted in the sacred stigmata.
Discover the beauty of Franciscan prayer with Fr. Bodo today.
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This course was previously published as Franciscan Prayer: How Saint Francis Prayed
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Fr. Murray Bodo, O.F.M., Ph.D., is Associate professor at Thomas More College, a Franciscan Priest and a member of the Franciscan Academy. He earned a Ph.D. in English from the University of Cincinnati and taught English and American Literature and the craft of writing for 36 years. He is an award-winning author of more than 25 books, including the best-selling Francis: The Journey and the Dream, Mystics: Ten Who Show Us the Ways of God, and Song of the Sparrow: New Poems and Meditations. His poems, stories, and articles have appeared in magazines and literary journals. Fr. Murray resides in Cincinnati, Ohio, and spends three months of the year in Assisi, Italy, as a staff member of Franciscan Pilgrimage Programs.
Photo by Jack Wintz, OFM.
The Nature of Prayer
Reversal and Interiority
Prayer as the Language of Incarnation
Prayer as the Gestures Our Lives Make
Clare of Assisi: Mirror of God
The Portiuncula: The House of Mary
Prayer and Reconciliation
The Incarnation and Gratiot
Prayer and Transformation: La Verna
Praise and Reconciliation: The Canticle of the Creatures
The Canticle of the Creatures Continued
Conclusion: The Death and Resurrection
1 review for Franciscan Prayer: Hear the Prayers of St. Francis with a Master Poet as Your Guide
Rated 5 out of 5
Mary M., MD –
2015 Spring Survey
Speaker very knowledgeable Material well presented Can be used for added Formation material for Secular Franciscan Order
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Mary M., MD –
2015 Spring Survey
Speaker very knowledgeable Material well presented Can be used for added Formation material for Secular Franciscan Order