PRAYER OF ST. FRANCIS
Although this prayer is attributed to St Francis, it cannot be traced farther back than 1912. It first appeared in Paris, in a magazine called La Clochette,
published by La Ligue de la Sainte-Messe. The authorship is unknown.
Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace;
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, the faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
And where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master,
Grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled, as to console;
To be understood, as to understand;
To be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
Amen.
Although this prayer is attributed to St Francis, it cannot be traced farther back than 1912. It first appeared in Paris, in a magazine called La Clochette,
published by La Ligue de la Sainte-Messe. The authorship is unknown.
Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace;
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, the faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
And where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master,
Grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled, as to console;
To be understood, as to understand;
To be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
And it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
Amen.