Day Six – Assisi
Assisi is the city of peace, and today was a very peaceful day. We awoke later than usual, had a nice breakfast, then loaded a bus for the basilica of St. Clare (Santa Chiara). There we saw the story of Clare’s life, her unbelievable faith, her miracles, and the relics of her life here on earth.
Next we went to the convent of San Damiano, and saw the place of St. Francis’ conversion and St. Clare’s life. In San Damiano we also prayed at the site of St. Clare’s death and birth to everlasting life. There are scattered pictures, because photos are typically not allowed at the Assisi shrines.
We then had lunch, when a bee tried to eat my prosciutto… weird. Then we made our way to Santa Maria degli Angelic, or St. Mary of the Angels. The Basilica built around a little Church called Portiuncola. This is the church Francis thought Jesus was talking about when he said, “Rebuild my Church…”. We had a tour of the grounds, including the tiny hut in which Francis lived. We prayed the Rosary guided by Archbishop Gustavo, in one of the chapels, then when home for rest and dinner.
A couple of us went to the main square where a 50′s American Cover band was performing live, good times. Lastly, we just finished hanging out with some random people from California who are also leaving Assisi tomorrow. God is good.
