Archbishop Celebrates Feast of St. Francis at Milwaukee Parish

Archbishop Jeffrey S. Grob celebrated a bilingual Mass at St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Milwaukee on Sunday, Oct. 4. The liturgy marked the feast of St. Francis of Assisi and the 800th anniversary year of the saint's death.

The celebration included a ritual recalling the Transitus of St. Francis to commemorate his passage from earthly life to eternal life. During the rite, a Franciscan habit was placed on the ground and surrounded by candles to symbolize the saint's embrace of poverty and humility at the time of his death. A community reception followed the Mass.