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Biographers of St. Francis of Assisi |
"First
Important Biographer": St. Thomas of Celano
Other
Biographers: "In addition to the saint's writings the sources of the
history of Francis include a number of early papal bulls and some
biographies properly so called. These include the lives written
1229-1247 by Thomas of Celano, one of Francis's followers; a joint
narrative of his life complied by Leo, Rufinus, and Angelus,
intimate companions of the saint, in 1246; and the celebrated
legend of St. Bonaventure, which appeared about 1263; besides a
somewhat more polemic legend called the 'Speculum Perfectionis',
attributed to Brother Leo, the state of which is a matter of
controversy. There are also several important thirteenth-century
chronicles of the order...and not a few later works...which are in
some sort a continuation of them. It is upon these works that all
the later biographies of Francis's life are based." (Catholic Encyclopedia)
Warning Concerning Some Modern
Biographers: "The St. Francis of Assisi whom certain
moderns present to us, and who springs from the imagination of the
Modernists, this man, guarded in his obedience to the Apostolic
See, a specimen of a vague and vain religiosity, is assuredly
neither Francis of Assisi nor a saint." (Pope Benedict XV,
"Sacra Propediem", 1921) |
The Catholicity of St. Francis of Assisi |
Those who speak of St. Francis of Assisi
sometimes fail to
insist upon his strong Catholicity of doctrine. As Pope Benedict
XV reminds us, "The St. Francis of Assisi whom certain
moderns present to us, and who springs from the imagination of the
Modernists, this man, guarded in his obedience to the Apostolic
See, a specimen of a vague and vain religiosity, is assuredly
neither Francis of Assisi nor a saint."
(Pope
Benedict XV, "Sacra Propediem", 1921, emphasis added)
The True St. Francis of
Assisi:
*
Was obedient to the Pope [as the saying goes
"Ubi Petrus ibi Franciscus" ("Where Peter is, there is
Francis")]
*
Was devoted to the Holy Eucharist
*
Was devoted to the Blessed Virgin Mary
*
Reverenced the priesthood & the sacraments
*
Was devoted to the Passion of Christ
*
Was mortified & chaste
*
Founded Religious Orders of the Catholic Church and had them
approved by the Pope
*
Encouraged all to penance
*
Tried to convert infidels
*
Warned those outside the Catholic Church that they would perish
*
Exhorted all to remain in the Catholic Church for salvation
*
Lived and preached the Gospel
*
Performed and encouraged all others to perform good works
In
short, he was a 'perfect Catholic'!
A
sampling of St. Francis' very Catholic writings / sayings include
the following (emphasis may be added):
Necessity
of Remaining Catholic For Salvation
"And
all of us lesser brothers, useless servants, humbly ask and beg
all those who wish to serve the Lord God within the holy,
Catholic, and apostolic Church...that all of us may persevere in
the true faith and in penance, for otherwise no one will be
saved." (St. Francis of Assisi)
Those
Who Die in Mortal Sin Are Damned
"But
let everyone know that whenever or however a person dies in mortal
sin without making amends when he could have done so and did not,
the devil snatches up his soul out of his body with so much
anguish and tribulation that no one can know it unless he has
experienced it." (St. Francis of Assisi)
The
Holy Eucharist (Necessary for Salvation)
"We
must also confess all our sins to a priest, and receive from him
the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who does not eat
His Flesh and does not drink His Blood (cf. Jn. 6:55-7) cannot
enter the Kingdom of God. Yet let him eat and drink worthily,
since he who receives unworthily eats and drinks judgment to
himself, not recognizing - that is, not discerning - the Body of
the Lord (1 Cor. 11:29). Moreover, let us perform worthy fruits of
penance." (St. Francis of Assisi)
[To
preachers of his order:] "And in every sermon which you give,
admonish the people concerning [the necessity of] penance, and
[instruct them] that no one can be saved unless he receive the
Body and Blood of the Lord (cf. Jn. 6:54). And when It is
sacrificed upon the altar by the priest and carried to any place,
let all the people, on bended knee, praise, glorify, and honor the
Lord God living and true. And you must announce and preach His
praise to all peoples in such a manner that at every hour and
whenever the bells are rung, praise, glory, and honor are given to
the all-powerful God through all the earth." (St. Francis of
Assisi)
"Therefore
all those who saw the Lord Jesus according to [His] humanity and
did not see and believe according to the Spirit and the Godhead
that He is the true Son of God were condemned. And now in the same
way, all those who see the sacrament [of the Holy Eucharist],
which is sanctified by the words of the Lord upon the altar at the
hands of the priest in the form of bread and wine, and who do not
see and believe according to the Spirit and the Godhead that is
truly the most holy Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, are
condemned. [Such] is attested by the Most High Himself Who says:
'This is my Body and the Blood of my new testament...' and 'He who
eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life' (cf. Jn.
6:55). Therefore it is the Spirit of the Lord, Who lives in His
faithful, Who receives the most holy Body and Blood of the Lord.
All others who do not share in this same Spirit and who presume to
receive Him eat and drink judgment to themselves (cf. 1 Cor.
11:29). Therefore, O sons of men, how long will you be hard of
heart? Why do you not recognize the truth and believe in the Son
of God? See, daily He humbles Himself as when He came from the
royal throne into the womb of the Virgin; daily He comes to us in
a humble form; daily He comes down from the bosom of the Father
upon the altar in the hands of the priest. And as He appeared to
the holy apostles in true flesh, so now He reveals Himself to us
in the sacred bread. As they saw only his flesh by means of their
bodily slight, yet believed Him to be God as they contemplated Him
with the eyes of faith, so, as we see bread and wine with [our]
bodily eyes, we too are to see and firmly believe them to be His
most holy Body and Blood living and true. And in this way the Lord
is always with His faithful, as He Himself says: Behold I am with
you even to the end of the world (cf. Mt. 28:30)." (St.
Francis of Assisi)
Penance/Confession
"[L]et
them not fail to have recourse to a priest, since the power of
binding and loosing is granted only to priests." (St. Francis
of Assisi) "Confess
all your sins. Blessed are those who die in penance, for they
shall be in the kingdom of heaven. Woe to those who do not die in
penance, for they shall be the children of the devil whose works
they do, and they shall go into the eternal fire. Beware and
abstain from every evil and persevere in good till the end."
(St. Francis of Assisi) The
Holy Eucharist (Reverence)
"[T]hey
should receive the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ with
great humility and reverence, remembering what the Lord says:
Whoever eats and drinks my blood has eternal life (cf. Jn. 6:55)
and: Do this in memory of me (Lk. 22:19)." (St. Francis of
Assisi)
[To
preachers of his order:] "I beg you, with all that is in me
and more, that, when it is appropriate and you judge it
profitable, you humbly beg the clergy to revere above everything
else the most holy Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ and His
holy written words which consecrate [His] Body." (St. Francis
of Assisi)
"Therefore,
kissing your feet and with all that love of which I am capable, I
implore all of you brothers to show all possible reverence and
honor to the most holy Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ in
Whom that which is in the heavens and on the earth is brought to
peace and is reconciled to the all-powerful God (cf. Col
1:20)." (St. Francis of Assisi)
Unfaithful
Brothers Rejected
"But
if any of the brothers do not wish to observe these things, I do
not consider them to be Catholics nor my brothers, and I do not
wish to see them or speak with them until they shall have done
penance. I say this also of all others who go wandering about with
no regard for the discipline of the Rule, for our Lord Jesus
Christ gave His life that He might not lose the obedience of the
most holy Father (cf. Phil. 2:8)" (St. Francis of Assisi)
"All
the brothers must be Catholics, [and] live and speak in a Catholic
manner. But if any of them has strayed from the Catholic faith and
life, in word or in deed, and has not amended his ways, he should
be completely expelled from our fraternity." (St. Francis of
Assisi)
Respect
For Clergy
"We
must also fast and abstain from vices and sins and from any excess
of food and drink, and be Catholics. We must also visit churches
frequently and venerate and show respect for the clergy, not so
much for them personally if they are sinners, but by reason of
their office and their administration of the most holy Body and
Blood of Christ which they sacrifice upon the altar and receive
and administer to others. And let all of us firmly realize that no
one can be saved except without the holy words and Blood of our
Lord Jesus Christ which the clergy pronounce, proclaim and
minister. And they alone must administer [them], and not
others." (St. Francis of Assisi) Those
Held by the Devil "All
those men and women who are not [engaged in] penance and do not
receive the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ; [who]
practice vice and sin and follow wicked concupiscence and the
desires of the flesh; [who] do not observe what they have promised
to the Lord, and bodily serve the world by the desires of the
flesh, the anxieties of the world and the cares of this life:
[such people] are held fast by the devil, whose children they are
and whose works they perform (cf. Jn. 8:41). They are blind, since
they do not see the true light, our Lord Jesus Christ. They do not
have spiritual wisdom, since they do not possess the Son of God,
Who is the true wisdom of the Father. It is said of these people:
Their wisdom has been swallowed up (Ps. 106:27), and Cursed are
those who turn away from Your commands (Ps. 118:21). They see
[and] acknowledge, they know and do evil deeds, and, knowingly,
they lose [their] souls." (St. Francis of Assisi) For
more writings / sayings of St. Francis, click
here.
|
Devotions Traced to St. Francis |
Devotions
initiated by (or popularized by) St. Francis of Assisi may include:
* The Nativity Scene ("Christmas
Crib")
* The Stations of the Cross Note:
St. Francis also promoted devotion to the Blessed Mother and
promoted frequent recitation of the Gloria Patri (Doxology). |
Disciples & Admirers of St. Francis of
Assisi |
Some of the many disciples & admirers of St. Francis of
Assisi include:
*
St. Bonaventure (St. Francis is credited with saving
his life when he
was a child)
*
St. Elizabeth (first professed Tertiary of the Seraphic Order,
received a mantle from St. Francis himself)
*
St. Francis Caracciolo ("moved by
the special love and devotion he had to the holy Francis of
Assisi, he changed his name from Ascanius to Francis")
* G. K. Chesterton (he had a long
devotion to St. Francis even before his conversion and took Francis as his confirmation name)
*
Bl. Roger (This Confessor was received into the Order
by St. Francis himself)
*
Etc.
Also
see: Friends
& Companions of St. Francis | Famous
Franciscans |
Famous Franciscans (Includes Third Order Franciscans) |
Famous Franciscans May Include:*
St. Agnes of
Assisi (St. Clare's sister)
St. Agnes of
Bohemia
St. Anthony of
Padua
Pope
Benedict XV
St. Bernardine of Siena
St.
Bonaventure
St.
Bridget of Sweden
St. Catherine of
Bologna
St. Charles
Borromeo
Christopher
Columbus
St.
Clare
Pope Clement
XII
St.
Colette
Dante Alighieri
St. Didacus of St. Nicholas
St. Elizabeth (Queen of
Hungary)
St. Elizabeth (Queen
of Portugal)
St. Elizabeth of
Thuringia
St. Ferdinand III (King
of Spain)
St. Francis
Solano
Franz
List
Pope Gregory
IX
Bl.
Pope Gregory X
St. Ignatius of
Laconi
Pope
Innocent XII
St.
Ives
St. Joan of
Arc
St. John
Bosco
St. John
of Capistrano
St. John Vianney
Pope John
XXIII
St. Joseph of
Cupertino
Bl.
Junipero Serra
St. Lawrence of
Brindisi
Pope
Leo XIII
St. Louis IX (King of
France)
Louis Pasteur
Cardinal Manning
St. Margarita da
Cortona
Pope Martin
V
St. Maximilian
Kolbe
Michelangelo
St. Padre Pio
of Pietrelcina [Note: There are a number of
parallels in the life of St. Francis and St. Pio of Pietrelcina
(Padre Pio). In fact, Padre Pio has been called "a St.
Francis for our times."]
St.
Paschal Baylon
St. Peter of
Alacantara
Pope Pius
IX
Pope
St. Pius X
Pope
Pius XI
Pope
Pius XII
St. Thomas More
St. Veronica Giuliani
...
*
Note: Includes Third Order Franciscans
Note:
"There are hundreds of Saints and Blesseds in the Franciscan
Calendar." Also
See: Friends
& Companions of St. Francis | Disciples
& Admirers of St. Francis of Assisi
|
The Franciscan
Orders |
Shortly
after St. Francis was joined by other men in his brotherhood, St.
Francis sought out and received papal approval for his newly
founded religious order (oral approval was received in 1209/1210,
a papal bull of approval was issued in some years later). St.
Francis ultimately founded three religious orders in the Catholic
Church; the Order of Friars Minor (said to have been originally
called "Poor Minors"), an order for women ("Poor
Clares"), and an order of "Secular Franciscans" (originally called the Brothers and
Sisters of Penance). Among these orders, various divisions have occurred
(e.g. Spirituals, Conventuals, Observantines, Capuchins, Third
Order Regular, Third Order Secular, etc.). Some hold to a more or
less strict observance of St. Francis' original rule, some are
involved in everyday life, some are more detached. Unfortunately,
some strife had occurred within the Order during St. Francis'
lifetime concerning the direction the order should take. St.
Francis himself eventually resigned from overseeing the Order, but
made clear his intentions that certain observances of the Order
should remain.
Since their founding, the Franciscans have
bestowed incalculable benefits both on the Church and on society at large. The order has produced numerous saints and
blesseds; Many conversions have resulted from their preaching; and
Franciscans have the guardianship of holy places in the Holy Land.
Also
See: Famous
Franciscans | On
St. Francis of Assisi | Third
Order of St. Francis | Priests
& Vocations Section |
Friends & Companions of St. Francis |
St. Francis 'companions of the first hour':
Bernardo di Quintavalle (first disciple of St. Francis)
Pietro
Cattani
Egidio
(Bl. Giles of
Assisi)
Sabbatino
Morico of
Assisi
Giovanni
della Cappella
Filippo
Longo (Philip the Long)
Angelo
Tancredi [secretary, one of the
"three (closest) companions"]
Giovanni da San
Costanzo
Barbaro
Bernardo di
Vigilante
Silvestro (first priest
in the Order)
St. Francis 'companions of the second hour':
Leone (Leo)
[St. Francis' confessor, "the most intimate companion of St. Francis",
one of the "three (closest) companions", "very close to St.
Francis"]
Rufino
[relative of Sylvester, cousin of St. Clare, one of the "three
(closest) companions"]
Masseo
Ginepro
[Regarding Brother Juniper: "I would I had a forest
of such junipers" (St. Francis of Assisi)]
Illuminato
dell'Arce
Elio
(Elias) ("unhappy brother Elias")
Pacifico
Giovanni il Semplice
Other
Friends of St. Francis include:
St.
Anthony of Padua ("best known and most popular of all the sons of
St. Francis")
St.
Claire
St. Dominic
|
Important Dates |
St.
Francis' Date of Birth: 1181/1182
San
Damiano crucifix heard speaking to St. Francis: 1205/1206
St.
Francis' father takes him before the bishop's court / St. Francis
renounces his father: 1206
Pope
Innocent III approves St. Francis' rule: 1209/1210
St.
Francis receives the Stigmata: September 14, 1224
St.
Francis goes to his heavenly reward: October 3/4, 1226
St.
Francis is Canonized by
Pope Gregory IX: July 16, 1228 |
One Honor St. Francis Was Unwilling to
Accept |
One honor St. Francis was unwilling to accept
is the priesthood (his humility kept him from accepting the
great honor of the priesthood). |
One Thing St. Francis Hoped For But Was
Unable to Attain |
One thing St. Francis hoped for but was
unable to attain is martyrdom (although his mortified life was a
sort of 'martyrdom'). He did, however, try to attain this goal when he
attempted to convert the Sultan, but he returned unharmed (1219). |
Other Names St. Francis is Known By |
"Seraphic" ("due to the
divine love which burned in him")
"Il
Poverello" (Italian for "the little poor one") |
Parents of St. Francis of Assisi |
Father: Pietro di Bernardone of Moriconi (a wealthy
textile merchant)
Mother: Lady Pica Bourlemont ("of a distinguished French
family", thought to be from Picardy)
|
The Portiuncula |
Portiuncula Facts:
* It is the
location of St.
Francis' death as well as "the place where his vocation was revealed to him".
*
It is also called "the cradle of the
Franciscan Order" and " the central spot in the life of St.
Francis".
*
The
"Portiuncula" ("Little Portion") was property of the Benedictines on Monte
Soubazo (use of the property was given by the Benedictines to St. Francis of Assisi
for his new religious order).
*
The Portiuncula may also be called St. Mary of the
Angels, or Santa Maria degli Angeli.
*
It is said that St. Francis obtained a special "Porziuncola Indulgence" by Pope Honorius III
(a plenary indulgence for those who
visit the chapel and meet the required conditions).
*
"When St. Peter's church was finished, he came to a place
called Portiuncula, where was a church built in ancient times to
the honor of the Blessed Virgin Mother of God, and under her
invocation, but which had been deserted, and which, for want of
care, was now falling into decay. The holy man, beholding it thus
desolate, resolved, out of his fervent devotion to the Queen of
the world, to remain there, in order to repair and restore it. And
while he abode there, he received frequent angelical visitations
in accordance with the name of the church, which was St. Mary of
the Angels. Here, therefore, he resolved to remain, because of his
reverence to the Angels, and, above all, because of the exceeding
love which he bore to the Mother of Christ. This place was loved
by the holy man above all places in the world, for here, in great
humility, he began his spiritual life; here he grew in virtue;
here he attained his happy and perfect end; and this, at the hour
of his death, he commended to his brethren as a spot most dear to
the Blessed Virgin." (St. Bonaventure) |
St.
Francis' Appearance |
"Of less than middle height, we are
told, and frail in form, Francis had a long yet cheerful face and
soft but strong voice, small brilliant black eyes, dark brown
hair, and a sparse beard. His person was in no way imposing, yet
there was about the saint a delicacy, grace, and distinction which
made him most attractive." (Catholic Encyclopedia)
"A very eloquent man, of cheerful countenance,
of kindly aspect, free from cowardice and devoid of arrogance. He
was of middle height, inclining to shortness; his head was of
moderate size and round; his face somewhat long and prominent, his
forehead smooth and small; his eyes were black, of moderate size
and with a candid look; his hair was dark, his eyebrows straight,
his nose symmetrical, thin and straight, his ears upright but
small, his temples smooth. His words were kindly, fiery and
penetrating; his voice was powerful, sweet-tones, clear and
sonorous. His teeth were set close together, white and even; his
lips thin and fine, his beard black and rather scanty, his neck
slender; his shoulders straight, his arms short, his hands
attenuated, with long fingers and nails; his legs slight, his feet
small, his skin fine and his flesh very spare. His clothing was
rough, his sleep brief, his hand most bountiful." (Celano)
Also
See: The
Person of St. Francis of Assisi (Reflections) |
St. Francis' Death |
St.
Francis died on October 3/4, 1226 at age 45.
St. Francis is said to have died while finishing the last verse of Psalm 141:
"Bring my soul out of prison, O Lord, that I may praise Thy
name."
St.
Francis died while laying on the ground at the Portiuncula (as was
his desire), covered by a borrowed cloth. He rejoiced that he was
able to be faithful to "Lady Poverty" to the end.
Also
See: St.
Francis' Death (Reflections) |
St. Francis'
Encounters With Animals |
Click
Here for St. Francis' Encounters With Animals |
St. Francis' Feast Days |
Traditional Feast Days of St. Francis of
Assisi:
* October 4 (10/4)
* September 17 (9/17) (stigmata) |
St. Francis' Given Name |
St. Francis' baptismal name was Giovanni
(John) Bernadone. He was named by his mother after St. John
the Baptist. His name was changed by his father to Francesco
(Francis) after the country of France. |
St. Francis' Visit to Rome |
San Francesco a Ripa (formerly S. Biagio)
- It is said that St. Francis lived here in
a hospice when visiting Rome in 1219. His stone pillow and crucifix are
preserved here in his cell as well as a copy of a picture considered to
be an "actual portrait" of St. Francis. |
Stigmata of St. Francis of Assisi / Facts |
Facts Regarding the Stigmata of St. Francis of Assisi:
*
St. Francis of Assisi received the Stigmata [the five wounds of Our Lord
Jesus Christ - a supernatural phenomena (the wounds cause suffering, may
bleed, may appear or disappear abruptly)] at Mount Alverna on September 14, 1224, while immersed
in prayer. He had begun there a fast of 40 days in honor of St. Michael
the Archangel and received a heavenly vision prior to receiving the
Stigmata.
* St. Francis had the Stigmata
until his death.
* St. Francis of Assisi is the first known
stigmatic.
* St. Francis was the first stigmatic to be
canonized.
*
St. Francis is considered to be "so Christ-like that he was imprinted with Christ's wounds."
*
St. Francis is said to have kept the stigmata "jealously concealed
from everybody". ["He was accustomed to say that...to
God alone must be attributed whatever was found in him of goodness
and beauty, for from God only was it derived. For this reason he
tried in every possible way to hide those privileges and graces,
especially the stigmata of Our Lord imprinted on his body, which
might have gained for him the esteem and praise of men."
(Pope Pius XI, "Rite Expiatis", 1926)]
|
Misc. |
Place
of Birth: St. Francis was born in Assisi (a small town in region of
Umbria, in
central Italy). Some argue that he was "born in a stable, like our
Lord Jesus Christ". The exact date of his birth is unknown.
Place
of Baptism: St. Francis was baptized in the cathedral church font of
San Rufino.
Similarities with
St. John the Baptist: St. Francis' life has many similarities with
St. John the Baptist (his namesake).
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Catholic Annual Prayer Book

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In Heaven We Know Our Own - Or, Solace for
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Setting The Record Straight About Luther
Important Things Catholics Should Know About
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