St. Francis and the Rich Young Man
"Once when St. Francis was passing through the district of Borgo San Sepolcro, he came upon a village named Monte Casale. And there a young man, noble and delicate, came up to him and said, 'Father, I want so much to join your brotherhood.' St. Francis answered, 'Little son you are so young and a delicate nobleman; I doubt that you could endure the harshness of our poverty.' But the young man said, 'Father, are you not men like me? What you can endure, then, so can I with the grace of Christ.' This answer pleased St. Francis so much that he blessed the young man and received him into the order then and there, giving him the name Brother Angelo." --Little Flowers of St. Francis, Chapter 26
We must never forget that with the grace of Christ we can endure all things. Call upon this grace continually.
"Once when St. Francis was passing through the district of Borgo San Sepolcro, he came upon a village named Monte Casale. And there a young man, noble and delicate, came up to him and said, 'Father, I want so much to join your brotherhood.' St. Francis answered, 'Little son you are so young and a delicate nobleman; I doubt that you could endure the harshness of our poverty.' But the young man said, 'Father, are you not men like me? What you can endure, then, so can I with the grace of Christ.' This answer pleased St. Francis so much that he blessed the young man and received him into the order then and there, giving him the name Brother Angelo." --Little Flowers of St. Francis, Chapter 26We must never forget that with the grace of Christ we can endure all things. Call upon this grace continually.
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