On the Road with Francis of Assisi
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Agnes of Prague forswore marriage: Celano, Life of Saint Clare Virgin, p. 29.
“For this reason, she gazed lovingly … ,” et cetera: Bargellini, Little Flowers of Saint Clare, p. 163.
“No one is permitted …”: Rule of Saint Clare, Francis and Clare: The Complete Works, p. 225.
“What you do, may you always do …”: Second Letter to Blessed Agnes of Prague, ibid., p. 196.
“But our flesh is not bronze …”: Third Letter to Blessed Agnes of Prague, ibid., p. 202.
7. PEACE MARCH IN SANTA MARIA DEGLI ANGELI
“church of the Blessed Virgin Mother …”: 1C-21, St. Francis of Assisi by Thomas of Celano, p. 22.
“He decided to stay there …”: Bonaventure, Major Legend, no. 8, English Omnibus, p. 645.
“Come, Sister Cricket … ,” et cetera: Legend of Perugia, no. 84, English Omnibus, pp. 1059, 1060.
8. FRANCIS GETS HIS MARCHING ORDERS
“inconceivable joy,” et cetera: Bonaventure, Life of St. Francis, no. 111, Early Documents, vol. 2, p. 26.
“wishing peace to the congregation …”: Quoted in Englebert, St. Francis of Assisi, p. 44.
“praying all night long …”: 1C-24, St. Francis of Assisi by Thomas of Celano, p. 203.
“If you wish to be perfect … ,” et cetera: Legend of the Three Companions, no. 29, English Omnibus, p. 917.
“Having sold everything …”: Ibid., p. 918.
Francis had to scold Brother Giovanni: Little Flowers, p. 328.
“Blessed Francis betook himself …”: 1C-42, St. Francis of Assisi by Thomas of Celano, p. 40.
“The place was so cramped … ,” et cetera: Legend of the Three Companions, no. 55, English Omnibus, p. 939.
“Very often for lack of bread …”: Ibid.
“I’m dying … ,” et cetera: Legend of Perugia, no. 1, English Omnibus, p. 977.
“Go your way, Brother Fly …”: Ibid., no. 64, p. 1040.
“he either mixed them with ashes …”: 1C-51, St. Francis of Assisi by Thomas of Celano, p. 48.
“temptation of the flesh …”: 1C-42, ibid., p. 40.
“And when that brother …”: 1C-53, ibid., p. 49.
“These were the teachings …”: 1C-41, ibid., p. 39.
“a little farther from the city”: Bonaventure, Life of St. Francis of Assisi, no. 2, p. 24.
“chariot of fire …”: Bonaventure, ibid., no. 4, p. 36.
“next to the very parade route”: Celano, 1C-43, p. 41.
“his glory would last …”: Ibid.
“I know that God has not called me …”: Legend of the Three Companions, no. 55, English Omnibus, p. 939.
9. THE FIRST TOUR TO THE MARCHES
by 1282: Little Flowers, p. 18.
“mad,” “fools,” or “drunkards,” et cetera: Anonymous of Perugia, no. 3, Early Documents, vol. 2, p. 40.
“Love and fear of God …”: Legend of the Three Companions, no. 9, Early Documents, vol. 2, p. 88.
“Believe him”: Anonymous of Perugia, no. 3, Early Documents, vol. 2, p. 40.
“faithful people, meek and kind …”: Legend of the Three Companions, nos. 10–36, Early Documents, vol. 2, p. 90.
“to bear … ,” et cetera: Ibid.
“with a trade they have learned,” et cetera: Earlier Rule, Early Documents, vol. 1, pp. 68, 69.
“Let them be careful …”: Ibid., p. 69.
“He persevered there …”: 1C-26, St. Francis of Assisi by Thomas of Celano, p. 26.
“Little by little … ,” et cetera: Ibid.
“In this way, he often ascribed …”: 2C-131, ibid., p. 245.
“He rejoiced in all the works …”: 2C-165, ibid., pp. 269, 270.
“You have worn the belt …”: Quoted in Englebert, St. Francis of Assisi, p. 54.
“Chaste embraces, gentle feelings …”: 1C-38, St. Francis of Assisi by Thomas of Celano, p. 37.
“They were therefore, everywhere secure …”: 1C-39, ibid., p. 37.
murdering the Papal legate: House, Francis of Assisi, p. 87.
10. THE POPE HAS A DREAM
“Go find your pigs …”: Quoted in Englebert, St. Francis of Assisi, p. 63.
“Fearful that the holy man …”: Celano, 1C-33, Early Documents, vol. 1, p. 212.
“Their greatest joy …”: Englebert, St. Francis of Assisi, p. 65.
“My dear young sons …”: Legend of the Three Companions, no. 49, Early Documents, vol. 2, p. 96.
“When he awoke, stunned and shaken …”: Ibid., no. 51, p. 97.
“nudged her with its horns …”: Bonaventure, Major Legend, no. 8-7, Early Documents, vol. 2, p. 591.
“the green things of the gardens”: 1C-81, St. Francis of Assisi by Thomas of Celano, p. 73.
11. DESPERATELY SEEKING FRANCIS AND THE BIRDS
“a great multitude of birds …”: Celano, 1C-58, Early Documents, vol. 1, p. 234.
“He gave you feathers to wear …”: Ibid.
“he carefully exhorted all birds …”: Ibid.
“place near the city of Orte”: Celano, 1C-14, Early Documents, vol. 1, p. 213.
forty days there: Julian of Speyer, Life of St. Francis, vol. 1, p. 384.
“with gratitude and joyful hearts”: Celano, 1C-14, Early Documents, vol. 1, p. 214.
“the size of a large loaf of bread”: Celano, 3C-179, Early Documents, vol. 2, p. 462.
“only move his tongue …”: 3C-176, ibid., p. 461.
“The blessed Francis preferred …”: Celano, 1C-25, Early Documents, vol. 1, p. 241.
“twisting miserably and screaming …”: Ibid., p. 242.
“At the taste of it …”: Bonaventure, Minor Legend, 2nd lesson, Early Documents, vol. 2, p. 704.
one of his modern biographers suggests: Green, God’s Fool, p. 103.
“might have hope of sprouting again,” et cetera: St. Francis of Assisi by Thomas of Celano, p. 270.
“He spoke as compelled … ,” et cetera: Sabatier, Road to Assisi, p. 58.
The Little Flowers of St. Francis: Little Flowers, ch. 12, p. 66.
“so absorbed in God … ,” et cetera: Little Flowers, ch. 30, p. 115.
12. CLARE FLEES TO FRANCIS
“brothers, who were holding …”: Celano, Life of Saint Clare Virgin, no. 8, p. 22.
“tonsured” et cetera: Ibid., p. 23.
“united to Christ”: Celano, Life of Saint Clare Virgin, no.8, p. 23.
in his biography Francis of Assisi: Englebert, p. 110.
“with violence, venomous counsel”: Celano, Life of Saint Clare Virgin, no. 2C-284, p. 24.
Celano reports that: Ibid.
“It seems as if …”: Bargellini, Little Flowers of St. Clare, pp. 39–41.
“little flower” or his “little plant”: Bonaventure, Major Legend, ch. 4, vol. 2, p. 554.
“I do not want anyone to offer …”: 2C-205, St. Francis of Assisi by Thomas of Celano, p. 301.
“rebuke him very severely …”: 2C-206, ibid., p. 301.
“walk several miles naked …”: Ibid., p. 302.
“honeyed poison”: Celano, 2C-112, Early Documents, vol. 2, p. 321.
“All of us must keep close watch …”: Rule of 1221, ch. 12, “Impure Glances and Frequent Association with Women,” Francis and Clare: The Complete Works, p. 120.
“He declared that all conversation …”: Celano, 2C-114, Early Documents, vol. 2, p. 322.
“in a loud voice … ,” et cetera: 2C-112, ibid., p. 321.
“inappropriate chattering”: Ibid., p. 322.
“God has taken away …”: Quoted in Erikson, Saint Francis and His Four Ladies, p. 84.
“Brother Leo, what do you think …”: Ibid., p. 85.
“Blessed Francis,” et cetera: Celano, Life of Saint Clare Virgin, no. 10, p. 26.
“daughters and servants …”: Francis and Clare: The Complete Works, p. 44.
“the riches and pomp … ,” et cetera: Little Flowers, ch. 15, pp. 72, 73.
“i
n such a sweet and holy …”: Ibid., p. 73.
“a heavenly and not material fire,” et cetera: Ibid.
“Francis, when will we see …”: Bodo, Clare: A Light in the Garden, p. 47.
“agony of doubt,” et cetera: Little Flowers, ch. 16, p. 74.
13. EATING WELL AND TUSCANY’S FIRST HERMITAGES
“during the night before …”: Deeds of Blessed Francis and His Companions, 6-3, Early Documents, vol. 3, p. 448.
“Since there was no shelter … ,” et cetera: 6-6, ibid.
“It is believed …”: 6-9, ibid.
“even when he was burning …”: 1C-51, St. Francis of Assisi by Thomas of Celano, p. 227.
“hand it over to anyone … ,” et cetera: Assisi Compilation [33], Early Documents, vol. 2, p. 140.
“offer to others things …”: [89], ibid., p. 193.
“promoted study …”: Englebert, St. Francis of Assisi, p. 188.
“Hurry, and clothe them all …”: 2C-117, St. Francis of Assisi by Thomas of Celano, p. 234.
“He often chose solitary places …”: 1C-28, St. Francis of Assisi by Thomas of Celano, p. 243.
Rule for Hermitages: Francis and Clare: The Complete Works, p. 146.
14. SHRIEKING SWALLOWS IN ALVIANO
“My sister swallows …”: Celano, 3C-4, Early Documents, vol. 2, p. 412.
“they wanted to follow him … ,” et cetera: Little Flowers, ch. 16, English Omnibus, p. 1335.
“Many of the people …”: 1C-37, St. Francis of Assisi by Thomas of Celano, p. 36.
“Thus through Blessed Francis’s perfect devotion …”: Legend of the Three Companions, no. 60, English Omnibus, p. 944.
“It is an historical fact …”: G. G. Messerman, quoted in Pazzelli, St. Francis and the Third Order, p. 102.
“Oh, how happy and blessed … ,” et cetera: First Version of the Letter to the Faithful or Exhortation to Brothers and Sisters of Penance, Francis and Clare: The Complete Works, p. 63.
Approved orally by Pope Honorius II: Secular Franciscan Q and A, www.members.cox.net/sfobro/page.
“He sometimes feared …”: Legend of Perugia, no. 93, English Omnibus, p. 1070.
15. THE MARCHES AGAIN—GREEN FIELDS, BLUE ADRIATIC
“to preach the Christian faith … ,” et cetera: Bonaventure, Major Legend, ch. 9, 5, Early Documents, vol. 2, p. 600.
“to take him with them … ,” et cetera: Ibid.
“great storm,” et cetera: Celano, 1C-55, Early Documents, vol. 1, p. 230.
“multiplied so much … ,” et cetera: Bonaventure, Major Legend, ch. 9, 5, Early Documents, vol. 2, p. 601.
“began to walk the earth … ,” et cetera: Ch. 9, 6, ibid.
“many good and suitable men …”: Celano, 1C-56, Early Documents, vol. 1, p. 230.
“would run as if drunk …”: Little Flowers, ch. 49, Early Documents, vol. 3, p. 649.
“Do you see that sheep …”: Celano, 1C-77, Early Documents, vol. 1, p. 248.
“touched in his heart … ,” et cetera: 1C-78, ibid., p. 249.
“as a great gift from God,” et cetera: Ibid.
“very vain youth,” et cetera: Deeds of Blessed Francis and His Companions, vol. 3, p. 539.
“Stunned at once …”: Bonaventure, Major Legend, ch. 4, 9, Early Documents, vol. 2, p. 556.
“He is entering the city …”: Versified Life of St. Francis by Henri d’Avranches, bk. 9, ll. 74–81, Early Documents, vol. 1, p. 493.
“There he spoke the word …”: Celano, 1C-62, Early Documents, vol. 1, p. 236.
“Let’s go up to that festival …”: Pt. 2, Considerations on the Holy Stigmata, First Consideration, Little Flowers, p. 172.
“And in fervor of spirit … ,” et cetera: Ibid.
“great and wealthy Count …”: Ibid.
“Brother Francis, … I have a mountain …”: Ibid., p. 173.
“as though they were angels of God”: Ibid.
Deed of La Verna, related documents: Early Documents, vol. 3, pp. 801–803.
16. FINDING FRANCIS ALONG THE NILE
“pseudo-prophet,” et cetera: Hoeberichts, Francis and Islam, p. 10.
“suitable” men: Ibid., p. 12.
“Innocent no longer insisted …”: Ibid.
“Granada as we know it …”: Green, God’s Fool, p. 200.
with blackened skin: Runciman, History of the Crusades, vol. 3, p. 156.
as many as ten thousand Christians: House, Francis of Assisi, p. 207.
“The Lord has showed me … ,” et cetera: 2C-30, St. Francis of Assisi by Thomas of Celano, p. 163.
“And behold …”: Ibid.
“especially over the Spaniards …”: Ibid., p. 164.
beheading fifty knights: House, Francis of Assisi, p. 209.
“there was no way of passing … ,” et cetera: Bonaventure, Major Legend, ch. 9, 7, Early Documents, vol. 2, p. 602.
“like wolves”: Ibid.
“When that ruler inquired …”: 8, ibid.
“enormous fire,” et cetera: Ibid., p. 603.
“When, during his stay among the Muslims …”: Hoeberichts, Francis and Islam, p. 196.
“many precious gifts”: Bonaventure, Major Legend, ch. 9, vol. 2, p. 603.
“The Saracens gladly listened …”: Jacques de Vitry, History of the Orient, English Omnibus, p. 1612.
The annual Nile flood: Maalouf, Crusades Through Arab Eyes, p. 226.
“He had also observed …”: House, Francis of Assisi, p. 218.
“life of the primitive church”: Jacques de Vitry, Letter 1, English Omnibus, p. 1688.
17. CRUISING THE VENICE LAGOON
“maintaining he was a most holy man …”: Kinship of St. Francis, ch. 1, 4a, Early Documents, vol. 3, p. 681.
very sick on the voyage home: Spoto, Reluctant Saint, p. 166.
“marshes of Venice … ,” et cetera: Bonaventure, Major Legend, ch. 8, 9, Early Documents, vol. 2, p. 592.
“I, little Brother Francis …”: Quoted in Green, God’s Fool, p. 210.
“the house of the brothers”: Celano, 2C-58, Early Documents, vol. 2, p. 286.
“They pulled his capuche … ,” et cetera: Little Flowers, ch. 5, Early Documents, vol. 3, p. 575.
“After you have a psalter …”: Mirror of the Perfection, vol. 3, ch. 4, ibid., p. 258.
“a fiery drop of sulfur …”: Kinship of St. Francis, vol. 3 11:21, ibid., p. 706.
“plain man … ,” et cetera: Thomas of Spalato, quoted in Sabatier, Road to Assisi, p. 108.
“The era of sweet evangelical anarchy …”: Green, God’s Fool, p. 211.
“From now on …”: Ibid., p. 212.
18. POOR FRANCIS
One of his biographers: Green, God’s Fool, p. 215.
“desiring by divine inspiration …”: Earlier Rule, Francis and Clare: The Complete Works, p. 110.
“only the books necessary …”: Ibid., p. 111.
“whatever is placed before them”: Ibid.
“content with one tunic …”: 1C-39, St. Francis of Assisi by Thomas of Celano, p. 37.
“carry nothing with you …”: Earlier Rule, Francis and Clare: The Complete Works, p. 120.
“The brothers should beware …”: Ibid., p. 115.
“In his whole life …”: Green, God’s Fool, p. 215.
19. FOLLOWING FRANCIS TO ITALY’S BOOT
“near Bari,” et cetera: Celano, 2C-68, Early Documents, vol. 2, p. 292.
“rushed upon him …”: Bonaventure, Major Legend, 12:6, ibid., p. 625.
“By you, most holy Lord …”: Celano, 2C-156, ibid., p. 348.
“construction of the church …”: 3C-59, ibid., p. 429.
20. THE BEAUTIFUL RIETI VALLEY
“Who are these brothers? … ,” et cetera: Mirror of the Perfection, Introduction The Sabatier Edition, Early Documents, vol. 3, p. 254.
“forced by necessity … ,” et cetera: Rule of 1223, English Omnibus, pp. 57–64.
“to relax or tarry”:
Legend of Perugia, no. 34, English Omnibus, p. 1011.
“Now, it seems to me …”: Assisi Compilation [74], Early Documents, vol. 2, p. 176.
“From that moment …”: Celano, 3C-18, Early Documents, vol. 2, p. 411.
“I believe there’s a devil … ,” et cetera: Assisi Compilation, [119], ibid., p. 227.
“will recall to memory …”: 1C-84, St. Francis of Assisi by Thomas of Celano, p. 76.
“The woods rang …”: 1C-85, ibid.
“so that our sister larks …”: Sabatier Edition, ch. 114, Early Documents, vol. 3, p. 363.
21. TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL AT LA VERNA
“that rock ’twixt Tiber and Arno”: Dante Alighieri, Paradiso, The Divine Comedy, canto 11.
“From now on …”: Assisi Compilation, [87], Early Documents, vol. 2, p. 192.
“If the brothers knew …”: [118], ibid., p. 227.
“Whenever he had to walk …”: [88], ibid., p. 192.
“I place all the words …”: Letter to Brother Leo, Francis and Clare: The Complete Works, p. 47.
“to ride on … ,” et cetera: 2C-46, St. Francis of Assisi by Thomas of Celano, p. 178.
“a great number of different kinds … ,” et cetera: Deeds of Blessed Francis and His Companions, ch. 9:23, Early Documents, vol. 3, p. 454.
“separated from the others”: Ibid.
dates of the fast of St. Michael: Ibid., note a.
“None of his companions …”: Ibid., p. 454.
“approach him saying nothing …”: Ibid.
“elevated in the air … ,” et cetera: Ibid., p. 455.
“it anticipated him … ,” et cetera: Bonaventure, Major Legend, ch. 8:10, Early Documents, vol. 2, p. 594.
“Who are you … ,” et cetera: Deeds of Blessed Francis and His Companions, ch. 9:37, Early Documents, vol. 3, p. 455.
“afraid and retreating … ,” et cetera: 9:43, ibid., p. 456.
“a tunic, a cord and trousers,” et cetera: 9:52, ibid., p. 457.
“man standing above him … ,” et cetera: 1C-94, St. Francis of Assisi by Thomas of Celano, p. 85.