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Hear SatorDuo live at the Church of St. Francis of Assisi! Featuring Paolo Castellani (violin) and Francesco Di Giandomenico (guitar), SatorDuo has been described as “one of the most thrilling duos in Italy today” by Italian Cultural Institute of Chicago.

These consummate artists have traveled the world with blazing music from Latin America, Italian film scores and classical composers. Direct from Perugia, Italy, SatorDuo has just completed a concert tour through China, and have performed in South America, the U.S. and throughout Europe and Russia.

Join us Friday, October 18 from 1pm-2:30pm to hear them live at the Church of St. Francis of Assisi. The suggested free will offering is $25. Please RSVP by filling out the form below.

Transitus of St. Francis of Assisi
October 3, 2024, 7:00 PM

Each year on the eve of the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, Franciscans around the world commemorate the passing of this beloved saint at a special prayer service called the Transitus. If you have never attended this moving commemoration of St. Francis’s final moments, please consider joining us. Everyone is invited to join the Friars and Staff for a reception in San Damiano Hall, immediately following.

Festive Mass for the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi
October 4, 2024, 5:30 PM

Friday, October 4th is the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the founder of the Franciscan orders and the patron saint of our church here on 31st Street.

We will be celebrating the feast day Mass for St. Francis of Assisi at all of our regularly scheduled Masses on Friday, October 4th:

7:30 am
12:00 noon
Festive Mass – 5:30 pm

In celebration of this year’s Season of Creation, the Laudato Si Circle is hosting a fashion show.  Come see beauty in action and learn about the role the fashion industry plays in the climate crisis.  We will also be collecting clean and dry used clothing in any condition which will be reused, recycled, or repurposed by the folks at Wearable Collections.

This event will be held Saturday, October 5th from 5:15 – 6:45 PM in the San Damiano Hall. Please register using the form below.

Lectio Divina, which means Divine Reading/Listening, is one of the great treasures of the Christian tradition of prayer, dating back to the monastic third century Desert Fathers and Mothers.

God lives in His Word. The Word is a Divine Presence. Lectio Divina helps us to hear God’s voice through the Sacred Scriptures, pray about personal issues we are struggling with, and grow in intimacy with God. It is based on the teachings of Jesus about prayer.

Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. — Matthew 7:7-8

We can express to our Loving Lord whatever feelings or longings are stirred up in us by His Word — our struggles, hurts, epiphanies, and joys. As we let the Word of God open our minds and hearts to God, we find the acceptance, comfort, and healing that we long for, transforming us to a deeper union and oneness with Him. Our own story is the story of our Lord — The Mystery of Christ is the Mystery of our Life!

Converge @ St. Francis invites you to a Lectio Divina Series. This will be a 3-part series and will be held on October 6, 13 and 20 at 2:00 PM. The venue will be the Clare Room, Conference Room. If you are interested, please register here.

Join UGNAYAN, our Filipino Ministry, for the Feast Day Mass for San Lorenzo Ruiz. The Mass will be held Saturday, September 28 at 2pm in the Upper Church. Fr. Frank Critch will be presiding. All are welcome!