St Francis Day 2024 Quotes. — the world animal day coincides with the feast day of st francis of assisi, the patron saint of animals. 'all the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.', 'lord, make me an instrument of thy peace.
— the following quotes are taken from the peace prayer of st. — the patron saint of italy, francis of assisi was a poor little man who astounded and inspired the church by taking the gospel literally—not in a narrow fundamentalist.