St. Francis
At the behest of Pope Leo XIV, the Apostolic Penitentiary has decreed the Jubilee Year of St. Francis, celebrated from January 10, 2026, to January 10, 2027. The Jubilee Year of St. Francis invites all pilgrims to follow the example of St. Francis of Assisi, becoming models of holiness of life and constant witnesses of peace.
The Jubilee Year of St. Francis invites all pilgrims to transform their hope into action.
Pope Leo’s Prayer to St. Francis of Assisi
Join us as we pray together at Mass each Sunday.
Saint Francis, our brother, you who eight hundred years ago went to meet Sister Death as a man at peace, intercede for us before the Lord.
You recognized true peace in the Crucifix of San Damiano, teach us to seek in Him the source of all reconciliation that breaks down every wall.
You, who, unarmed, crossed the lines of war and misunderstanding, give us the courage to build bridges where the world raises up boundaries.
In this time afflicted by conflict and division, intercede for us so that we may become peacemakers:
unarmed and disarming witnesses of the peace that comes from Christ.
Amen