[New post] A Sonnet for St. Francis

malcolmguite posted: "St. Francis Day falls on the 4th of October so I thought I would repost this sonnet which reflects the way Francis responded to Christ's call by casting away the rich trappings he had inherited and embracing holy poverty. As always you can hear the sonnet" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Malcolm Guite A Sonnet for St. Francis by malcolmguite St. Francis Day falls on the 4th of October so I thought I would repost this sonnet which reflects the way Francis responded to Christ's call by casting away the rich trappings he had inherited and embracing holy poverty. As always you can hear the sonnet by clicking on the 'play' button or the title My sonnets for the Christian Year are available from Canterbury Press Here and on Kindle here This sonnet for Francis is taken from my book The Singing Bowl, published by Canterbury Press. It is also available from Amazon UK Here, and USA Here and in Canada it is kept in stock by SignpostMusic francis.mp3 'Francis, Rebuild My Church'; a sonnet for the Saint and for the new Pope 'Francis rebuild my church which, as you see Is falling into ruin.' From the cross Your saviour spoke to you and speaks to us Again through you. Undoing set you free, Loosened the traps of trappings, cast away The trammelling of all that costly cloth We wind our saviour in. At break of day He set aside his grave-clothes. Your new birth Came like a daybreak too, naked and true To poverty and to the gospel call, You woke to Christ and Christ awoke in you And set to work through all your love and skill To make our ruin good, to bless and heal To wake the Christ in us and make us whole. If you are enjoying these posts, you might like, on occasion, (not every time of course!) to pop in and buy me a cup of coffee. Clicking on this banner will take you to a page where you can do so, if you wish. But please do not feel any obligation! malcolmguite | October 4, 2021 at 8:45 am | Tags: break of day, canterbury press, Cardinal Bergoglio, christianity, Church, Conclave, Francis, Francis I, grave clothes, new pope, Poetry, Pontiff, Pope, Pope Francis, Poverty, Reform, Religion, renewal, Roman Catholic, Sonnets, St. Francis, theology | Categories: christianity, Current affairs, Poems | URL: https://wp.me/pj0Sl-2be Comment    See all comments    Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Malcolm Guite. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://malcolmguite.wordpress.com/2021/10/04/a-sonnet-for-st-francis-8/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com