We’re honoring Pope Francis, albeit vicariously, by way of his sainted namesake. Up next, it’s Peter Schickele’s “Bestiary,” a work for Early Music ensemble and narrator. Later on this morning, Paul Hindemith’s St. Francis of Assisi ballet “Nobilissima Visione” and Pulitzer Prize-winner Leo Sowerby’s “Canticle of the Sun.”

Stroke the docile menagerie until 11 ET, on WPRB 103.3 FM or online at wprb.com.