Saint Francis of Assisi (Devotions, Prayers & Living Wisdom) [Illustrated] [Hardcover]

Mirabai Starr (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Devotions, Prayers & Living Wisdom | Publication Date: November 1, 2007

Saint Francis of Assisi lived only forty-four years, yet in his short lifetime, he managed to reform the entire Roman Catholic Church?not through revolution and dissent, but through gracious persuasion and his own living example of an authentic gospel life. Eight hundred years later, he is still revered across spiritual traditions as perhaps the most beloved saint. With Saint Francis of Assisi, Mirabai Starr offers readers an elegant book of prayers, poems, and contemplative writings to inspire readers with the lessons of his life. From his survival as a prisoner of war to the series of awakenings that led him to create an order of the Catholic Church that to this day bears his name, Francis? life was in constant evolution. Saint Francis of Assisi helps readers call upon the spirit of this modest Italian sage to guide their own lives with his eternal devotion to the divine, and his profound compassion toward all living things.

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About the Author

Mirabai Starr is an adjunct professor of philosophy and religious studies at the University of New Mexico. A certified grief counselor, she is an accomplished writer and expert in world religion, critically acclaimed for her translations of the Spanish mystics, which include Dark Night of the Soul (Riverhead, 2002), The Interior Castle (Riverhead, 2004), and Teresa of Avila: The Book of My Life (New Seeds, 2007). She resides in Taos.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 134 pages
• Publisher: Sounds True, Incorporated (November 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591796288
• ISBN-13: 978-1591796282
• Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 4.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #469,512 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Reading a Friend's Heart, July 31, 2008

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Robert McDowell "Robert McDowell" (Ashland, OR USA) - See all my reviews
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I have considered other ways to put this, but I have found no more honest thing to say than this: I am in awe of this splendid Series of pocket-sized books edited by Mirabai Starr.

This book on Saint Francis of Assisi of devotions, prayers, and living wisdom is warmly inviting, compassionate, and inspiring. I read pages from it over and over in my daily spiritual practice. I travel with it (I write this, for instance, in a Portland hotel as the book lies beside me on the bed). I urge people I care about and people I meet to get a copy and read it, savor it, practice it!

Through Mirabai Starr's divine insights, I believe I've met Francis the boy and man, and therefore better understand and appreciate the mentor and saint, the shining example I carry everywhere inside me. It's this...accessibility that you'll find so irresistibly charming. It's as if Starr, whose own shimmering radiance is undeniable, opens the door of our darkened room and we're suddenly, stunningly enveloped by a golden light. In these pages, you will experience many insights and epiphanies that feel like that!

Collect this Series, and you'll want to keep them at arm's length wherever you are. Like teachers and mentors, they become spiritual friends who are always there to read you as you read them.

--Robert McDowell, The Poetry Mentor (www.robertmcdowell.net), is the author of POETRY AS SPIRITUAL PRACTICE (July, 2008) from Free Press.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Spiritual Resource unsurpassed, February 8, 2008

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Bob Johnnene "Reading Friar" (Holliston, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This little book is filled with meditations, prayers and wonderful spiritual aids to deepen a persons relationship with Almighty God.
I strongly recommend it for all Christians regardless of their church afiliation.

4.0 out of 5 stars Lovely gift for a Franciscan, January 23, 2011

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M. Ruth "mamma world traveller" (La Spezia, Italy) - See all my reviews
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I bought this book for my mother who is a lay Franciscan. She loved it! It is very nicely done and, when you are holding it and even just looking through, I found that it made me feel very peaceful.