The Little Flowers of St. Francis of Assisi
Contributors: Roger Hudleston (Editor)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Templegate Publishers
Published: December 1988
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9780872431713
Subjects: Inspirational - Catholic; Religion - Classic Works; Medieval Church (476-1517); Religion; Christian Life - Inspirational - Catholic; Christianity; Social history; Francis,
First sentence: First, it is to be considered that the glorious St. Francis in all the acts of his life was conformed to Christ the blessed: in that as Christ, at the beginning of His preaching, chose twelve apostles to despise every earthly thing and to follow Him in poverty and in the other virtues; so did St. Francis, at the beginning, choose for the foundation of his order twelve companions, possessors of most high Poverty.