Summertime is always the best of what might be....

 My girl Lorenza

Most High, all powerful, good Lord,

yours are the praises, the glory, the honour

and all blessing.To you alone, Most High, do they belong

and no human is worthy to mention your name.

Praised be you, my Lord, with all your creatures,

especially Sir Brother Sun,

who is the day and through whom you give us light.And he is beautiful and radiant with great splendour;

and bears a likeness of you, Most High One.

Praised be you, my Lord, through Sister Moon and the stars:

in heaven you formed them clear and precious and beautiful.

Praised be you, my Lord, through Brother Wind;

and through the air, cloudy and serene, and every kind of weather,

through which you give sustenance to your creatures.

Praised be you, my Lord, through Sister Water,

who is very useful and humble and precious and chaste.

Praised be you, my Lord, through Brother Fire,

through whom you light the night:

and he is beautiful and playful and robust and strong.

Praised be you, my Lord, through our Sister, Mother Earth,

who sustains and governs us

and who produces various fruit

with coloured flowers and herbs.

Praised be you, my Lord,

through those who give pardon for your love

and bear infirmity and tribulation.

Blessèd are those who endure in peace:

for by you, Most High, shall they be crowned.

Praised be you, my Lord, for our Sister,

Bodily Death,

from whom no one living can escape:

woe to those who die in mortal sin.

Blessèd are those whom death will find

in your most holy will,

for the second death shall do them no harm.

Praise and bless my Lord and give him thanks

and serve him with great humility....

(St. Francis d'Assisi)

Altissimu, onnipotente, bon Signore,

tue so' le laude, la gloria e 'honore et onne benedictione.

Ad te solo, Altissimo, se konfàno

et nullu homo ène dignu te mentovare.

Laudato sie, mi' Signore, cum tucte le tue creature,

spetialmente messor lo frate sole,

lo qual è iorno, et allumini noi per lui.

Et ellu è bellu e radiante cum grande splendore,

de te, Altissimo, porta significatione.

Laudato si', mi' Signore, per sora luna e le stelle,

in celu l'ài formate clarite et pretiose et belle.

Laudato si', mi' Signore, per frate vento

et per aere et nubilo et sereno et onne tempo,

per lo quale a le tue creature dài sustentamento.

Laudato si', mi' Signore, per sor'aqua,

la quale è multo utile et humile et pretiosa et casta.

Laudato si', mi' Signore, per frate focu,

per lo quale ennallumini la nocte,

et ello è bello et iocundo et robustoso et forte.

Laudato si', mi' Signore, per sora nostra matre terra,

la quale ne sustenta et governa,

et produce diversi fructi con coloriti flori et herba.

Laudato si', mi' Signore, per quelli ke perdonano per lo tuo amore,

et sostengo infirmitate et tribulatione.

Beati quelli che 'l sosterrano in pace,

ca da te, Altissimo, sirano incoronati.

Laudato si' mi' Signore per sora nostra morte corporale,

da la quale nullu homo vivente pò scappare:

guai a quelli che morrano ne le peccata mortali;

beati quelli che trovarà ne le tue santissime voluntati,

ka la morte secunda no 'l farrà male.

Laudate et benedicete mi' Signore' et ringratiate

et serviateli cum grande humilitate.

San Francesco d'Assisi