Acquire Enter Assisi: An Invitation To Franciscan Spirituality Translated By Murray Bodo Manuscript

what I was expecting, The descriptions of the town were lovely but that was pretty much all there was, Go on a spiritual pilgrimage to Assisi with Fr, Murray Bodo. Enter Assisi takes you on a journey through the gates of the city, where you will discover in your own life the way to follow Jesus as St, Francis did. The walls of the medieval town surround a place where your imagination can explore spiritual holy ground,

Picture the daring midnight journey of St, Clare through the streets to the Moiano gate and down to St, Mary of the Angels, where Francis and his brothers welcomed her into a new way of life, Spend time in the caves of the Carceri, reflecting on the gift of solitude, Meet twentiethcentury residents of Assisi who have absorbed the Franciscan spirit and seek to impart it to others,

Fr. Murray Bodo draws on over three decades of leading pilgrimages in Assisi to bring the home of St, Francis to life in the words of a poet and spiritual director, Assisi

Enter Assisi, as have all of Murray Bodo's works , brought me to a deeper understanding of the mystery of Assisi and a greater understanding of both Francis and the Franciscan spirituality he has given us.
Lyrical and poetic. Bodos musings are full of reverence and love not just for Jesus Christ and St Francis but for Assisi, He captures the history and magic of this holy place, His descriptions of the buildings, gates and piazzas were beautifully presented, I was fortunate enough to visit Assisi and came away changed, For me, the air shimmered with Gods love and presence, This is a beautiful, lyrical homage to St Francis and St, Clare, but more, a love poem to Assisi, Sometimes, Bodo can be over the top with syrupy prose about St, Francis. This book brings not just Francis, but the places where he lived and breathed, and found his deep devotion to God, to life, I was in Assisi on pilgrimage with my husband in October of, The place left a deep impression on my husband, and he's not even a Franciscan, Really an excellent book!
It is a spiritual Journey through the cobblestones of Assisi,

The story of Francis and Clare is in every stone, every shop window, What you bring of your own story continues the tale! from introduction p, xvi


A beautiful reflection on Assisi, bringing to the fore the spirituality of kenosis of Francis and Clare, seen through the eyes and heart of a Franciscan who has written much on Francis and Franciscan spirituality.


I read the book in a few hours, finding it hard to put it down, This was probably in part due to the fact that I had stayed for several days in Assisi inand had first visited in, This I recalled the places Fr, Bodo recalled.

I only wish there had been photos in the Kindle edition which I read,



Those are the two magnetic poles of my life: books and the Franciscan Priesthood, The glue that holds them together is Saint Francis of Assisi himself, From the time I was thirteen years old and read Sophie Jewetts Gods Troubadour, The Story of St, Francis of Assisi, St, Francis has been a major inspiration of my life, I became a Franciscan inIve written about him, prayed for his intercession, studied him, taught his life and spirituality and for the lastyears

led pilgrimages to Assisi Murray Bodo "Those are the two magnetic poles of my life: books and the Franciscan Priesthood.
The glue that holds them together is Saint Francis of Assisi himself, From the time I was thirteen years old and read Sophie Jewett's God's Troubadour, The Story of St, Francis of Assisi, St, Francis has been a major inspiration of my life, I became a Franciscan inI've written about him, prayed for his intercession, studied him, taught his life and spirituality and for the lastyears led pilgrimages to Assisi " Murray Bodo sitelink.