Francis shows endless, intense love for others around him, even for those whom have belittled him for living in poverty. These amplified characteristics of Francis are present at some degree in most people. Perceiving no difference or superiority between a simple animal or a human being, St. Francis shows his true character by giving "his cloak to redeem two lambs being carried off to the butcher" (153). Just as Francis wraps up an innocent animal, kindhearted people in today's community in may find a sick bird and nurse it back to health or create shelter and provide food for a stray animal. An example of this is how a family I knew would find baby birds that had fallen out of a nest and try to give it a chance at living its life. "Wishing to give every growing thing a chance to live out its life" is a rule Francis lived to follow, even if that meant his friars couldn’t chop down a tree to obtain wood for a fire (153). Continuing with the ideal of nursing back to health, I believe medical professionals such as registered nurses have a similar experience of how Francis may have felt with lepers. Intense disgust and repulsion was shown to a man with leprosy in which …show more content…
Francis' life I found his intense love and eagerness to serve his Lord the most intriguing and visible in life in the twenty first century. Loving and comforting animals is a very relatable character trait for almost everyone, some people feel worse about harming an animal than they would another of their own species. To the most grotesque and ill Francis welcomed them with open arms; the way many medical professionals do with the desire to help mentally, emotionally, and physically. Finally, Francis would not allow others to belittle him with the reaction of tenderness and respect towards harsh words and actions presented against him. These few characteristics of a strong and loyal servant and human being made St. Francis admired in his time and in the modern
Saint Christopher, the patron saint of travelers and children, is one of the most popular yet mysterious saints of the Catholic Church. Though considered a saint. Saint Christopher is not in the official canon of the saints, and not much is really known about him. It is theorized that Saint Christopher was actually a martyr named Reprobus who was beheaded in the third century.
During his life in Sudan, Francis was taken away from his family to become a slave. He lived with Giemma who was his master. Francis job was to take care of the herd. When he first tried to escape Francis took the animals deep into the forest, and started running but got caught by a man
St. Francis of Assisi work, Admonitions, is a virtual instruction manual on how to live a Christian life. St. Francis was born into a merchant family and was headed to a secular career. He then experienced a deeply religious vision. He turned away from all worldly things, and began to concentrate on preaching in urban areas. The fact that he began to preach in urban areas and not live a cloistered life of a monk in a monastery is very important in itself. St. Francis took advantage of his lure and charismatic personality to preach to the people. St. Francis and his followers believe that not only do they have to read the Bible or pray but also they must believe in what they are reading and believe in what they praying.
Pope Francis, the 266th pope, spreads his kindness throughout the world through his humility and approachability. He travels the world, supporting the poor and unfortunate. Pope Francis has served as both archbishop and cardinal for more than 12 years. This definitely shows his dedication to follow God's teachings and spread it everywhere he can.
In his Earlier Rule, Francis encouraged the friars to preach through their actions rather than their words (Let all the brothers, however preach by their deeds). For Francis, gestures and symbols were as important as the words themselves. In the Franciscan sources, Francis depended as much on dramatic gestures and images as he did upon words he spoke (or didn’t speak) to preach his message. The meal at the Greccio provides an excellent example of how Francis used both of these elements, as well as words to make manifest “sermon”. This paper will examine this Greccio meal through the lens of two sources, the earlier Assisi Compilation and the later work, The Remembrance of the Desire of a Soul by Thomas of Celano. The Greccio meal will be compared and contrasted in these two sources, especially with regards to the significance of Francis unspoken actions within these writings. For Francis, actions did indeed speak louder than words.
Saint Francis of Assis wasn’t a good young boy, but after the voice of God speaking to him, he changed, and his actions show. Saint Francis was a saint from Assis who was known to help the poor and animals. Saint Francis wasn’t a good boy in his youth, but after his calling from God, he changed for the good of all people. Many pray the Saint Francis, so that he may relieve their stress on the poor and sick.
Being a prisoner of war did take a toll on Francis. His body became so sick that he almost died and it took over a year to recover. It was during this year that for the first time in his young life, he did some serious pondering. He explored the age old problems, "What am I?", "Where do I come from?", "Where am I going", "What is this world?" and "What is love?".
Saint Francis will always be know as a man with endless amounts of love, a saint, and an army hero. But, the majority of people who retell the story of Saint Francis cannot leave out the parts of his suffering and his despair, for those are the parts that make his story that much better to hear. Without the struggle in the beginning their will not be satisfaction at the end. Jesus once said “For
Francis then lived a life of charity which included nursing lepers. His life influenced many people and some even decided to follow him. One of these people was St. Clare. These followers of his became known as Friars. Francis lived a life of helping others which he summed up with three vows for others to follow.
These feelings push him to attempt to kill himself in a heroic way and joining the army. “And I recognized in her eyes now what I could not deny: betrayal. My betrayal of her in her eyes,” (Cormier 96-97). Throughout the whole story, Francis feels remorseful about Nicole’s corruption, he feels didn’t do anything to help. Guilt and betrayal follow him when he thinks about Nicole because he just stood there and didn’t do anything. Even though there was nothing really for him to do, he still thinks that he is responsible for what has happened to Nicole and thinks he has to do something to fix
Pope Francis released an encyclical entitled ‘ Laudato si’ which means ‘praise be’, the first two words of the ‘Canticle of Brother Sun’by St Francis of Assisi. It is interesting to note that Francis dictates this canticle to Br.Leo, his companion, when he was almost blind. He contemplates God’s creation not with his naked eyes but with the eyes of mind. His unqualified love for all creatures, small and great made him enter into communion with them and he built a home of all creation. For Francis, everything has the trace of God and his look at the created world is a key to his inner life. Francis said “I wish to compose a new hymn about Lord’s creatures, of which we make daily use, without which we cannot live and with which
One of the values Francis instilled the most in his monks was obedience to God. In his life, Francis was devoted to serve God and gave God complete control over his life. Part of this trust that Francis had was that God would provide for him in same way ...
He walked for three years, and had doors slammed in his face and rocks thrown at him. When he walked through the winter snow, his feet bled from the frostbite. No one would even open their doors for him, and he had no way to deliver his message. He soon came up with the idea of slipping pamphlets under people’s doors. These pamphlets would help people to remember the genuine importance of the Catholic faith. Even after all these endeavors, none of the adults wanted to talk to Francis, so he reached out to the children. When the parents saw how gentle and kind he was with their children, they started communicating with him. It is believed that by the time Francis came home, he had brought 40,000 of 60,000 Calvinists back to the Catholic church. In 1602, he was consecrated Bishop of Geneva. 2 years later, he took a big step on his journey to become a saint. While he was in the town of Dijon, he noticed a woman listening intently to his sermon. He recalled seeing this woman in a dream. Her name was Jane de Chantal, and she was a devoted Catholic like Francis. Both of these people were saint-like on their own, but it wasn’t until they became friends that they became
Francis was famous for his love of all creation. He called for simplicity of life, poverty, and humility before God. He worked to care for the poor. Thousands were drawn to his sincerity, piety, and joy. In all his actions, Francis sought to follow fully and literally the way of life demonstrated by Christ in the Gospels. He died in 1226, at the age of 44.
Saint Francis of Assisi was a uniquely spiritual man who gave up a life of wealth and position to lead a life of poverty in accordance and service to God. Embracing a life according to the Gospels, Francis went on to establish a Monastic Order, known as the Franciscans. In the midst of the political climate within the religious community of Italy, Francis emerged a champion for the poor and sick, with humility and no regard for himself. Francis exhibited his love for God through his love and admiration for all of God's creation including nature. The principles of Saint Francis are as relevant today as they were in thirteenth century Italy; service and love to all of God’s creation.