Feast of the Sacred Stigmata of Saint Francis of Assisi - September 17, 2025 - OLC HOMILY

Fr. Alan B. Maria Wharton's homily from Our Lady's Chapel, New Bedford, MA, for the Feast of the Sacred Stigmata of Seraphic Father Saint Francis (Franciscan calendar).
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Today's Mass readings:
- https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/daily-readings/2019-09-17
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For more on the stigmatization of St. Francis and this day in the liturgical calendar:
- https://www.roman-catholic-saints.com/stigmatization-of-saint-francis.html
- https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2025-09-16
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