A BIBLE STUDY

A PILGRIMAGE

A DESIRE TO BE

The Beatitudes and Francis of Assisi

What is a Hagios Study?

pronounced: hag-ee-os
Greek: ἅγιος (hagios)   |   Latin: sanctus   |  English: set apart for God (holy, saint)

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A series of Bible studies (with companion mobile app) designed for you to study scripture through the eyes of men and women who devoted their lives to living for God.

Since the 4th century, Hagiography (biographies of the lives of holy men and women) was an integral part of daily reading for Christians. The examples of those "set apart" (hagios) that counter-culturally adopted what God called them often inspired more toward Jesus than Holy Scripture - which, for centuries, was often unavailable to the lay Christian.

Today, we see numerous studies around the holy men and women chronicled in the Bible, and rightly so. It's also important we look to study the lives of our brothers and sisters in Christ who lived after the 1st century AD for insight on how we take the Word of God to live just as boldly in our own time.

WHAT READERS ARE SAYING

R. Bergin
February 23, 2023.
The Beatitudes and Francis of Assisi: Bible Study of Matthew 5: A beautiful and easy to use study WonderfulStudy
Kris M.
February 23, 2023.
The Beatitudes and Francis of Assisi: Bible Study of Matthew 5: Really enjoying this study! The pictures are beautiful and I love the way scripture and St. Francis
Marie Toomey
February 23, 2023.
The Beatitudes and Francis of Assisi: Bible Study of Matthew 5: The Beatitudes Did this study with 10 women from my parish and we all learned a great deal. It was an excellent Bible study!
Katie Singh
February 22, 2023.
The Beatitudes and Francis of Assisi: Bible Study of Matthew 5: Beautiful Study!!! Such a beautiful portrait of a life surrendered to God. This book offers such a wonderfulin-depth study of the beatitudes in a straightforward format with plenty of opportunity to dive deeper. I was inspired and left wanting more…more intimacy with God, more study, and a desire to go walk these ancient paths.
Martin W. Zlatic
February 22, 2023.
The Beatitudes and Francis of Assisi: Bible Study of Matthew 5: That 1 star anonymous rating had to be a mistake! This curriculum is fantastic. We had almost 100 people at our church participating during Lent in this series. It was one of the best programs we have done in my 20+ years of ministry. I have no connection with the author/publisher of this work, but I would encourage potential buyers to ignore the 1 star anonymous rating given without comment (for me, criticism that is both anonymous and without comment loses credibility.) Enjoy this series, download the app with the extra resources, and be transformed with Francis of Assisi! - Rev. Marty Zlatic/St. Joseph's Episcopal Church
Johnny
February 22, 2023.
The Beatitudes and Francis of Assisi: Bible Study of Matthew 5: A profound journey into the very depth of the beatitudes... The scripture study, "The Beatitudes and Francis of Assisi" is a profound journey into the depths of the beatitudes themselves. The format for this scripture study is second to none. Relating different scriptures to the beatitudes themselves makes the beatitudes come alive and become more relatable. Learning the meaning and context of key words in the beatitudes, gives one a clearer insight into the message that is being articulated in each beatitude. Having time to reflect with the early church fathers and learn from their wisdom is another plus in the study of the beatitudes that I have not found elsewhere. Studying the enormous depth of the meaning of the beatitudes with someone as loved as St Francis makes this journey even more enjoyable and relatable. The photography in the study is stunning and allows one to feel as if they are on a real pilgrimage, while at the same time learning how to apply the beatitudes to one's life. This is truly a beautifully written and photographed study, the best I have seen on the beatitudes. I look forward to more from the Hagios Study series.
Kindle Customer
February 22, 2023.
The Beatitudes and Francis of Assisi: Bible Study of Matthew 5: Beautiful book. Wonderful study on the beatitudes and St. Francis of Assisi. I joined my former parish online for the pastor's talks which were wonderful..
lisa sliker
February 21, 2023.
The Beatitudes and Francis of Assisi: Bible Study of Matthew 5: Beautiful journey through the Beatitudes with an amazing visual experience We enjoyed this study as a group, and the photos allowed us to pray through and put ourselves in different places.
Reede Christianne
February 21, 2023.
The Beatitudes and Francis of Assisi: Bible Study of Matthew 5: Recommend for Bible/Faith Study I was impressed with the depth, yet easy to understand study. Our study group present it in fall 2023.
Mary G.
February 21, 2023.
The Beatitudes and Francis of Assisi: Bible Study of Matthew 5: Great Study This was a wonderful study. It was great learning more about St Francis .I really loved it!

5 out of 5 Stars!

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I'm a Catholic priest and was blessed to lead a group of parishioners through the Hagios study on the Beatitudes and St. Francis of Assisi. We loved it! ... The Hagios Study does a great job of leading participants through a very accessible word study and then makes the application to the life of St. Francis.

The app and extra resources are great and really help bring the study to life. I would recommend it to parishes that are looking for a good and easily accessible Bible study, as well as to individuals who just want to go deeper themselves.

- Fr. Erik Arnold, Pastor of St. John the Evangelist, Severna Park, MD

A powerful & inspiring study on The Beatitudes and how they are reflected in the life of St. Francis. The format: read, reflect, respond & rest, proved to be a great way to prayerfully take in the richness of this scripture. I also really liked the app that accompanied the study and provided beautiful music for meditation. I am changed for the better having done this study and inspired to live in manner that will glorify the Lord!

- Karen M. Clayton

“But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written:
‘Be holy, because I am holy (hagios).”

1 Peter 1:15-16

EXPERIENTIAL

Each Hagios Study will invite men and women to go on a type of “pilgrimage through study.“ Various points of the study will invite the reader to pause, meditate, and place themselves in the Gospels or in the time of the featured person. By connecting to the study in this way, the reader can better understand how they themselves can live as “hagios“ (set apart) in their own life.

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HISTORICAL

Each Hagios Study deals with real historical faith-filled people who were challenged to live out the scriptures just as we are today. They too were challenged to have faith in what they could not see. In each study, we place ourselves in their shoes to “experience” the way they lived out scripture and why their bold faith was chronicled for generations to read in the vault of Church history.

BIBLICAL

Each Hagios Study will focus on a specific section of the Gospels (the teachings or life of Christ) that impacted the choices of the historical person chronicled in the study. How did they live out Jesus' words in their life? How did they apply these truths? The study sets to inspire how we can also apply these truths to our lives, within our own time and culture so we may "offer [our] bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God .... [as a] true and proper worship.” (Romans 12:1)

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