ST FRANCIS' FEAST DAY IS OCTOBER 4TH. HE IS THE PATRON OF ANIMALS AND EVANGELIZERS.

8MM NATURAL TIGERSKIN JASPER GEMSTONE BEADS MAKES THIS CHAPLET OF ST FRANCIS. THE CENTER IS ST FRANCIS WITH THE WORD "ASSISI" AND THE GREEK LETTER "T" (TAU) ON THE BACK. ST FRANCIS SIGNED ALL HIS CORRESPOONDENCE WITH THE TAU WHICH IN THE OLD TESTAMENT WAS A CROSS. THE CRUCIFIX IS A SAN DAMIANO CRUDIFIX. THE CRUCIFIX IS A REPLICA OF THE ICON CRUCIFIX FROM SAN DAMIANO CHURCH IN ITALY THAT GOD USED TO SPEAK TO ST FRANCIS "REBUILD MY CHURCH WHICH YOU CAN SEE IS FALLING TO PIECES". PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS CHAPLET MAY ALSO BE USED AS A NOVENA. THE 5 PRAYERS ARE SOMEWHAT LONG FOR EACH SET OF 3 BEADS AND VERY STRONG, AND IT IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PRAYERS I'VE EVER READ. INSTRUCTIONS FOR PRAYING THE CHAPLET ARE INCLUDED.