2011-07-27 17:03:03

In the footsteps of Francis and Clare


You may have visited the Umbrian hill town of Assisi and you may have been to the great basilica where St Francis is buried. But have you seen the spot where he received the stigmata, the site where he created the first Christmas crib scene or the places in Rome where he stayed while seeking approval for his newly founded Franciscan order?
Walking in the footsteps of St Francis was the original goal of a pilgrimage programme, started several decades ago by some enterprising Franciscan friars who wanted to bring the spirit of their founder to life in a very vivid way. Today that programme has developed into a flourishing business offering pilgrimages not only to Umbria and Rome, but also to the Holy Land, to Prague, to the US and Mexico, to places where the legacy of St Francis and St Clare is thriving today.
To find out more Philippa Hitchen met up with the current director of Franciscan Pilgrimage Programs, Fr John Cella from Wisconsin and marketing director, Sr Ann Bremmer from the St Francis of Millvale community in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ...

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