Meditation on Mortality: Welcoming Sister Death (Repost)

The Daily Meditation with Brother Richard · Jul 30, 2026 · 11m

In this meditation, I guide you through the final part of St. Francis’ Canticle of the Creatures, reflecting on what he calls “Sister Death.”

Rather than approaching death with fear alone, this meditation invites a gentler and more contemplative perspective, recognising mortality as part of the shared experience of being human.

We begin by settling into the body and the breath, allowing awareness to deepen into stillness. From here, the meditation reflects on the closing verses of the Canticle, where St. Francis speaks of death not as an enemy, but as a companion within the wider mystery of…