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

Karen M. Clayton
May 2, 2022.
The Beatitudes and Francis of Assisi: Bible Study of Matthew 5: Powerful & inspiring! 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!
speekeazy
May 2, 2022.
The Beatitudes and Francis of Assisi: Bible Study of Matthew 5: Gives so much information I loved the way each chapter starts off with comparing the topical word to other meanings throughout the Bible within versus.
Rosemary Ayerle
May 2, 2022.
The Beatitudes and Francis of Assisi: Bible Study of Matthew 5: Great study. I just completed your study at my parish. Fantastic study! Very inspirational
Diana Wyker
May 1, 2022.
The Beatitudes and Francis of Assisi: Bible Study of Matthew 5: Very detailed and informative. I recommend for those who are deep rooted in faith.. I thought the Bible study was very informative and detailed I learned a lot. I do suggest this for those who already have a deep rooted faith. There are so many questions that can come out of this that I don't think someone new to the Catholic faith would be able to grasp and understand.
Erik
May 1, 2022.
The Beatitudes and Francis of Assisi: Bible Study of Matthew 5: A great study that unites Scripture and the saints! 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 study does a beautiful job of opening up the key words in each Beatitude so that it really comes to life. It's amazing how much depth there is in a handful of verses when you understand them in light of other Scripture passages and see it made visible in the life of St. Francis. 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.I'm looking forward to new studies from Hagios!
Teresa Jeschke
November 27, 2021.
The Beatitudes and Francis of Assisi: Bible Study of Matthew 5: How To Live Out the Beatitudes Daily Not only is this a Bible study, but it is also a trip back in time beautifully described in pictures and a free app full of music and meditations, along with the story of St. Francis of Assisi. Kristina guides you through the Beatitudes where you more deeply study their meaning and, most importantly, discover how they can bring you into a fuller life of intimate relationship with God. Simultaneously she leads you through the life of St. Francis of Assisi who fully responded to Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. Hint: Francis was much more than a lover of all creation….use this study and discover this saint and his incredible life!
K-Fish
November 26, 2021.
The Beatitudes and Francis of Assisi: Bible Study of Matthew 5: Beautiful. This book and it’s accompanying app is a feast for the senses! What an incredible way to let Francis of Assisi invite us ever closer to Jesus!
Amazon Customer
November 20, 2021.
The Beatitudes and Francis of Assisi: Bible Study of Matthew 5: Amazing This beatitude study was just so informative about the beatitude . I leaned so much on what they mean and how to apply them to my life. St Francis lived such a humbly , loving , caring life. Learning about him has been amazing. The author choose the perfect pictures to go with rack week. ! You should do this study with your church j family , small group . You will love it. Enjoy. Can’t wait for her next one.
Karen Potter
November 18, 2021.
The Beatitudes and Francis of Assisi: Bible Study of Matthew 5: Wonderful Study This is a wonderful study of the Beatitudes. I learned so much on how I can live them out and how St. Francis lived them out. This was truly a wonderful multisensoral experience and will appeal to many different types of learners. Using the free app, the beautiful photos, reflections and mediations/music provided by The Vigil Project will give participants the opportunity to soak everything in and prayerfully reflect. Thank you Kristina Romero for giving us this study. I look forward to your next study and more material along these lines.
Catherine D. Burke
November 17, 2021.
The Beatitudes and Francis of Assisi: Bible Study of Matthew 5: Fantastic Study! This is a very well written and thoughtful bible study around the Beatitudes and the life of St. Francis of Assisi. The author has done an excellent job weaving together the themes behind each Beatitude and how Francis lived out the Beatitude throughout his life. Catholic or Protestant, there is something for everyone in this 8 week study.

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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