“May the Lord give you peace.”
Pope Leo highlights this famous greeting of St. Francis of Assisi and places the notion of “Peace” at the heart of this Jubilee year of grace. In his prayer to St. Francis asking for his special intercession, the Pope recalled that St. Francis was a person who sought and lived peace:
“Saint Francis, our brother, you who eight hundred years ago went to meet Sister Death as a man of peace, intercede for us before the Lord.
You recognized true peace in the Crucified 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”
We welcome you to make a pilgrimage visit in this Jubilee Year of St. Francis
Pope Leo has declared a Jubilee Year of St. Francis. A pilgrimage to a holy site is a great way to deepen your relationship with God and strengthen your walk in faith. We welcome you to plan for a visit with any of the retreats or events listed below:
Plan to come to any of our regular retreats
Musical Adoration and Reconciliation
(All ages welcome, with space for colouring and quiet play in the library for children)
Free, invitation to donate.
- Sunday, March 1 from 2-4 pm
- Sunday, April 26 from 2-4 pm
- Sunday, June 21 from 2-4 pm
- Sunday, Aug 30 from 2-4 pm
- Sunday, Nov 29 from 2-4 pm
- August 8 – Saturday – Community Festival Day for the Jubilee of St. Francis. Save the date – more information coming soon!
Day Away Retreats
Register by calling Deb at 403.932.2012 or emailing office@mountstfrancis.ca
$35/day until June 2026, then $40/day
- Feb 11 – 9-3pm
- March 11 – 9-3pm
- April 1 – 9-3pm
- May 6 – 9-3pm
- June 3 – 9-3pm
- Oct 7 – 9-3pm
- Nov 4 – 9-3pm
- Dec 9 – 9-3pm
In the Spirit of St. Francis Retreat Series
- April 1 – Day Away – Charity of the Cross -$35
- July 17– Half Day – 9:00- 1:00 – Brother Sun, Sister Moon – $30
- Sept 3 – Half Day – 9:00- 1:00 – Season of Creation – Laudato Si – $35
Oct 4 – Pet Blessing
- Save the Date! More information coming soon!
Dec 6 – Greccio Live Nativity and Winter Fun Day
- Save the Date! More information coming soon!
Journeying into Silence – Christian Contemplative Prayer Group with Br. Guylain
- Tuesday evenings at 7 in the Mount St. Francis Chapel
Free, no registration required.
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