Saints Francis, Therese, and Bernadette, My Companions on the Journey

Have you ever wanted to walk with Saint Francis of Assisi along a dusty road? To share the air of the countryside with him and listen to him speak of God’s love? Have you ever wanted to spend times walking the halls of the cloister in the Carmel of Lisieux with Saint Therese? Watching her as you walk down the hushed hallways, glancing sidewise to see her bowed face with a smile so full of life, mischief, joy; and to hear her speak of her passionate love of our lord, Jesus? Ie you like either or both of these saints I believe you will like this book of poems. Bernard Francis SFO, secular Franciscan, records his memories of his journey with these two saints expressed in poetry. Some are memories of childhood; others he was moved to write minutes after certain events occurred. If you feel their presence as you read, to sense Therese’s handiwork in these rhymes, remember, he prayed to God, Mary and Therese for their help. He told me, “Therese is so often right next to me, gently whispering a connection, or to ‘Write more legibly!’ God the Father takes my hand and mind and gently guides them to write what He would have me. Mary, our mother, hides me beneath her mantle, shielding me from discouragement.” It is our wish that you are touched by them.