The Story of Francis of Rome, Married Saint and Mystic, Whose Feast Day in 2017 Is Thursday, March 9

[mdgspencer]

see i-church.org/gatehouse/resources/saints/43-frances-of-rome
She wanted to be a nun, but her parents arranged her to be married. She was very unhappy about her engagement and asked God to release her, but when her confessor asked her ‘Are you crying because you want to do God’s will, or because you want God to do your will?

 

[hazcompat]

Thanks for the link.

Peace

 

[ClearWater]

St. Francis of Rome, pray for us.

 

[RomanoAmerio]

For a moment, your thread title had me doing a “double take”, as I believed it was alluding to Pope Francis.

Saint Frances of Rome, pray for us all!

 

[wild_thing]

This is a saint I didn’t know very much about and I enjoyed reading about her. Thank you for passing along her story. St. Frances of Rome, pray for us!

 

[Gliggle]

Thankyou I loved reading about this saint!