Reflection on the Death (Transitus) of St. Francis. Offered at Our Lady of the Woods chapel at Bellarmine University on October 2, 2014. Readings: https://www.franciscanpenancelibrary.com/transitus-of-saint-francis I have come to know St. Francis through the Franciscans here at Bellarmine and through reading about his life. I would like to share some of the lessons that I have learned about his life and death. St. Francis teaches us how to die well. If you were able to able to the Campus Ministry office today, you received a pot filled with Brother or Sister Plant. This afternoon in the quad, the friars blessed our pets, which we call, “Brother Dog,” “Sister Cat,” or if you are my wife, “Sister Hermit Crab.” This evening, as our prayer began, perhaps you noticed Sister Moon glowing down at us. St. Francis praised God through all of these creatures and creations of God. Tonight we also recognize and commemorate the one that he called, “Sister bodily Death.” It seems