Follow the Lord: From Writings by Saint Francis of Assisi (vegetarian), Part 2 of 2

Prayer, Praise, and Thanksgiving “Almighty, most Holy, most High and Supreme God, Holy and Just Father, Lord King of Heaven and Earth, for Thyself we give thanks to Thee because by Thy holy will, and by Thine only Son, Thou has created all things spiritual and corporal in the Holy Ghost and did place us made to Thine image and likeness in paradise, whence we fell by our own fault. And we give Thee thanks because, as by Thy Son, Thou did create us, so by the true and holy love with which Thou has loved us, Thou did cause Him, true God and true Man, to be born of the glorious most Blessed holy Mary, and did will that He should redeem us captives by His Cross and Blood and Death.

Let us all love with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our mind, with all our strength and fortitude, with all our understanding and with all our powers, with our whole might and whole affection, with our innermost parts, our whole desires, and wills, the Lord God, who has given, and gives to us all, the whole body, the whole soul, and our life; who has created and redeemed us, and by His mercy alone will save us; who has done and does all good to us.

Let us all, everywhere, in every place, at every hour, and at all times, daily and continually believe, truly and humbly, and let us hold in our hearts, and love, honor, adore, serve, praise and bless, glorify and exalt, magnify and give thanks to the most High and Supreme, Eternal God, in Trinity and Unity, to the Father, and Son, and Holy Ghost, to the Creator of all, to the Savior of all who believe and hope in Him, and love Him, who, without beginning or end, is immutable, invisible, unerring, ineffable, incomprehensible, unfathomable, blessed, praiseworthy, glorious, exalted, sublime, most high, sweet, amiable, lovable, and always wholly desirable above all forever and ever.

And I pray God that He who is Almighty, Three in One, may bless all who teach, learn, hold, remember, and fulfil those things as often as they repeat and do what is there written for our salvation.”