The Installation of the Rt. Rev. Austin Keith Rios

In the crypt of the basilica in Assisi, there is a shirt made out of hair that once adorned the mortal body of St. Clare.
Each time I visited that Umbrian mecca of a kind of sainthood that remains admirable and replicable today-the decision of St. Francis and St. Clare to choose worldly poverty in exchange for spiritual richness-I found myself dwelling on that hair shirt relic.
Legend has it that Clare was beautiful and possessed some of the most luxurious golden locks of hair ever seen in the region.
And yet because of how she experienced God’s presence in her contemporary St. Francis, who threw off the mantle of his family wealth and stood naked and reborn in front of the local bishop while pledging himself to rebuild God’s church, Clare decided to devote her life to the same Christ-and cut off those golden locks as a sign of her own rebirth in the living God.

[@fariddelaossa3828]

Amazing sermon! I loved that it was said in Spanish 🎉🎉🎉🎉

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It was also great that there was an English translation on the bulletin so that everyone could get included. Fantastic idea for the installment of Bishop Rios. Congratulations 🎉

[@wilfredobenitez7275]

What a gift to the Church, and what a celebration of inclusive spirituality that this sermon was delivered in Spanish! The Episcopal Church is slowly turning a new page. Gracias Obispo Austin Kieth Rios. Que Dios ilumine tu camino en la expansión del Reino de Dios. 🙏🏽