{"id":806,"date":"2021-02-11T19:36:11","date_gmt":"2021-02-11T18:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sds.knisja.mt\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=806"},"modified":"2025-09-22T10:07:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T08:07:32","slug":"canticle-of-creatures-brother-sun","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/sds.mt\/mt\/resource\/canticle-of-creatures-brother-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Canticle Of Creatures: Brother Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Instructions<\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.kt-tabs-id_16cf02-48 > .kt-tabs-content-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-tab{border-top:1px solid #dee2e6;border-right:1px solid #dee2e6;border-bottom:1px solid #dee2e6;border-left:1px solid #dee2e6;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.wp-block-kadence-tabs .kt-tabs-id_16cf02-48 > .kt-tabs-title-list li:last-child{margin-right:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-tabs .kt-tabs-id_16cf02-48 > .kt-tabs-title-list li .kt-tab-title, .wp-block-kadence-tabs .kt-tabs-id_16cf02-48 > .kt-tabs-content-wrap > .kt-tabs-accordion-title .kt-tab-title{font-weight:regular;font-style:normal;border-color:#cecece;color:#5a5c5d;background:#eeeeee;}.wp-block-kadence-tabs .kt-tabs-id_16cf02-48 > .kt-tabs-title-list li .kt-tab-title:hover, .wp-block-kadence-tabs .kt-tabs-id_16cf02-48 > .kt-tabs-content-wrap > .kt-tabs-accordion-title .kt-tab-title:hover{border-color:#eeeeee;color:#5a5c5d;background:#ffffff;}.wp-block-kadence-tabs .kt-tabs-id_16cf02-48 > .kt-tabs-title-list li.kt-tab-title-active .kt-tab-title, .wp-block-kadence-tabs .kt-tabs-id_16cf02-48 > .kt-tabs-content-wrap > .kt-tabs-accordion-title.kt-tab-title-active .kt-tab-title{border-color:#b63229;color:#ffffff;background:#c64239;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-tabs-id_16cf02-48 > .kt-tabs-content-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-tab{border-top:1px solid #dee2e6;border-right:1px solid #dee2e6;border-bottom:1px solid #dee2e6;border-left:1px solid #dee2e6;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-tabs-id_16cf02-48 > .kt-tabs-content-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-tab{border-top:1px solid #dee2e6;border-right:1px solid #dee2e6;border-bottom:1px solid #dee2e6;border-left:1px solid #dee2e6;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-tabs alignnone\"><div class=\"kt-tabs-wrap kt-tabs-id_16cf02-48 kt-tabs-has-2-tabs kt-active-tab-1 kt-tabs-layout-tabs kt-tabs-tablet-layout-inherit kt-tabs-mobile-layout-inherit kt-tab-alignment-left \"><ul class=\"kt-tabs-title-list\"><li id=\"tab-english\" class=\"kt-title-item kt-title-item-1 kt-tabs-svg-show-always kt-tabs-icon-side-right kt-tab-title-active\"><a href=\"#tab-english\" data-tab=\"1\" class=\"kt-tab-title kt-tab-title-1 \"><span class=\"kt-title-text\">English<\/span><\/a><\/li><li id=\"tab-malti\" class=\"kt-title-item kt-title-item-2 kt-tabs-svg-show-always kt-tabs-icon-side-right kt-tab-title-inactive\"><a href=\"#tab-malti\" data-tab=\"2\" class=\"kt-tab-title kt-tab-title-2 \"><span class=\"kt-title-text\">Malti<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"kt-tabs-content-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-tab kt-tab-inner-content kt-inner-tab-1 kt-inner-tab_08476b-ad\"><div class=\"kt-tab-inner-content-inner\">\n<p>Francis, who lived in Assisi, wanted to show how thankful we should be for the gift of life and all created things like the sun. He used to refer to the sun, wind, air, and fire as his brothers and to the moon, stars, earth, water, and death as his sisters. Have you ever thought of the sun as your brother? Like a good brother, the sun brightens your days, fills you with energy and makes you feel warm.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Take some time to think how, like the \u2018brother sun\u2019, you can happily start your days for yourself and those around you.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Take a sun template and draw or make up a smiley face on it.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Now, you can take some time to thank God for the gift of the sun and ask him to help you bring happiness to everyone you meet.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-tab kt-tab-inner-content kt-inner-tab-2 kt-inner-tab_e2a8bd-c7\"><div class=\"kt-tab-inner-content-inner\">\n<p>Fran\u0121isk, li g\u0127ex f\u2019Assisi, ried juri kemm g\u0127andna nkunu grati g\u0127ar-rigal tal-\u0127ajja u l-\u0127olqien kollu fosthom g\u0127ax-xemx. Huwa kien jirreferi g\u0127ax-xemx, g\u0127ar-ri\u0127, g\u0127all-arja u g\u0127an-nar b\u0127ala \u0127utu subien u g\u0127all-qamar, l-istilel, id-dinja, l-ilma u l-mewt b\u0127ala \u0127utu bniet.\u00a0 Qatt \u0127sibt fix-xemx b\u0127ala o\u0127tok? 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