The Feast of the Stigmata of St. Francis of Assisi on September 17th can provide another opportunity the enjoy simple eats while learning about the saints and reflecting on your family's faith and virtues.
A suggestion for the day is to gather to read St. Francis and the Stigmata here or here.Then, make some "Stigmata pizza" together on toast or pizza crusts, using five sliced tomatoes to represent the stigmata.
While the pizza cooks, chat about the Stigmata of St. Francis: 3 Ways for Holiness.
Then, along with praying grace before eating your pizza, perhaps pray the following short prayer found here.
Lord Jesus Christ, we praise you and adore you. Like Francis, we are amazed that you held nothing back from us in pouring yourself out for us so totally through your holy wounds on the cross. We ask you to breathe forth your Holy Spirit into us and set our hearts on fire, so that, with the Spirit’s help, we might respond more fully to you. Amen.
St. Francis, pray for us.
