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Lord, make me an instrument of your peace

The Peace Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi and our Peace Prayer Initiative

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Our Peace Prayer cards are available free of charge to any who desire them. However, donations are encouraged to help defray costs.

To make a donation, please send a check payable to

Franciscan Sisters of Allegany

Attn: Claire Majot

PO Box W

St. Bonaventure, NY 14778

Please note that it is a donation for the Peace Prayer Initiative.

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History

The Peace Prayer of St. Francis

by an anonymous Norman c. 1915 A.D. Peace Prayer

According to Father Kajetan Esser, OFM, the author of the critical edition of St. Francis' Writings, the Peace Prayer of St. Francis is not contained in the writings of St. Francis.

It is recorded that this prayer first appeared sometime during World War I. It was found written on the back of a holy card that pictured St. Francis. The prayer bore no name; but in the English speaking world, on account of this holy card and its deep connection with St. Francis’ spirituality, it came to be called the Peace Prayer of St. Francis.