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Saint Stories for Kids

Ep. 64 St Francis of Paola

Saint Stories for Kids

Shining Light Dolls

Kids & Family

4.71.6K Ratings

🗓️ 30 March 2020

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

St Francis travelled from very far and was almost to Greece. He just needed a little help to get him all the way...a little inspiration. Listen now to hear his story! St Francis, Pray for Us! www.shininglightdolls.com www.instagram.com/shininglightdolls www.facebook.com/shininglightdollsllc

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Hello and welcome to Saint Stories for Kids, a weekly podcast full of fun stories and

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facts about the holy men and women that have come before us. I'm your host

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Shontal Baros. St. Stories for Kids is brought to you by Shining Light Dolls.

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Today we'll be telling the story of St. Francis of Paola, whose feast is celebrated on April 2nd.

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Francis was born on March 27th, 1416 in Paola, a town in southern Italy.

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Francis's parents had trouble conceiving a child, so they prayed and

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pray to their favorite saint, St Francis of Assisi. Finally Francis was

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born and was named after the famous saint his parents had prayed to. Francis was

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a baby,

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still a baby, he experienced a swelling on his face

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that threatened the vision in one of his eyes.

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Again, his parents asked for the intercession of St. Francis of Assisi,

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and promised that if he was cured they would have him spend a year in a Franciscan monastery

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when he was older.

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