Chapter
1 1 | the first founding of his Order, chose twelve companions,
2 2 | night. Now Saint Francis, in order to conceal his sanctity,
3 2 | through him and through his Order; and considering his insufficiency
4 2 | that he had founded the Order, because he was the first
5 3 | to do whatsoever I shall order thee." Brother Bernard,
6 3 | under holy obedience, in order to punish my presumption
7 3 | severity all my defects." This order much surprised Saint Francis,
8 IV | the first beginning of the Order, when there was as yet but
9 IV | his knees, received the order of his revered father and
10 IV | over the world, and how his Order would increase and multiply
11 IV | his prayers, I beg him to order Brother Elias to come to
12 IV | Elias, having received the order of St Francis, went to the
13 IV | for being Vicar of the Order, he had made a law which
14 IV | end thy days out of the Order." And so it happened even
15 IV | for he died out of the Order. The same day and the same
16 1 | in the beginning of the Order, St Francis sent Brother
17 2 | naming him vicar of the order.~The holiness of Brother
18 2 | that time was vicar of the Order: "Go to the right hand of
19 2 | son in God, chosen in this Order to set an example of every
20 2 | offer thyself to God in this Order as a sacrifice of love;
21 2 | power to receive into this Order whomsoever thou willest;
22 2 | consider that, as the religious order which has been my choice
23 5 | as the beginning of the Order, St Francis was with Brother
24 5 | wherewith to say Matins, but in order to employ the time in praising
25 7 | answered St Francis; "I order thee, by the merit of holy
26 7 | so that even were he to order thee to throw stones, thou
27 XII | people. I will therefore, in order that they may give themselves
28 XII | received and executed this order; filling for some days the
29 1 | the world to preach. In order to set them an example of
30 2 | In the beginning of the Order, St Francis, having assembled
31 3 | it be so, then; but, in order that she may be the more
32 4 | faith, founded the third order, preached to the birds,
33 4 | received many brothers into the Order, was much troubled and perplexed
34 4 | does my Lord Jesus Christ order me to do?" Brother Masseo
35 4 | Thereupon he founded the Third Order for the salvation of all;
36 5 | child who had entered the order saw St Francis in prayer
37 5 | child was received into the Order during the lifetime of St
38 5 | night when he got up; and in order that he might not be overtaken
39 5 | distinguished men of the Order. After the death of St Francis,
40 6 | head and founder of the Order of Friars Preachers, who
41 6 | with seven friars of his Order. A certain Cardinal also,
42 6 | founder; and father of the Order, who had taken from the
43 6 | present, wondered much at this order of St Francis, considering
44 6 | condemn all friars of my Order who shall seek to have possessions
45 6 | a discreet father, gave order, under holy obedience, that
46 7 | Ugolino, protector of his Order, who loved him dearly, wrote
47 7 | little cell of reeds, in order that he might repose the
48 8 | was on the of leaving the order.~A young man, of noble birth,
49 8 | habits, who had entered the Order of St Francis, was seized
50 8 | weight; and, disliking the Order more and more, he determined
51 8 | temptation to leave the Order, confessed his sin to the
52 8 | length ended his life in the Order in a state of great sanctity. ~
53 10 | shalt become a friar in this Order; and shalt serve most fervently
54 10 | friar, and lived in the Order in great holiness.~To the
55 XXIV| ready to do as thou shalt order." On this St Francis made
56 1 | all the brethren of his Order, both when they were travelling
57 1 | preaching and that of thy Order in various parts of the
58 2 | him immediately into the Order, and gave him the name of
59 2 | ready to do what thou shalt order, and do penance for our
60 2 | Francis received them into the Order, in which they did great
61 3 | and become friars in his Order. And it having been revealed
62 3 | examples of virtue in the Order, he received them joyfully,
63 3 | Pellegrino, shalt follow in the Order the ways of humility; and
64 5 | believe that all he did in the Order was of no avail. And this
65 5 | taking various forms in order better to deceive him. One
66 5 | all his temptations in the order they had come to him, was
67 5 | Christ, thy Master; and in order to prove to thee that I
68 6 | obedience." Having received this order, Brother Ruffino, taking
69 9 | XXXIII~How St Clare. by order of the Pope, blesses the
70 9 | to be placed upon it, in order that the holy Father might
71 9 | Then the Pope answered: "In order that such an act be not
72 9 | rest were put aside, in order to testify of the miracle.
73 13 | would be a great gain to our Order, seeing he is so grateful
74 13 | offer himself and join our Order"; and they set out accordingly.
75 13 | to receive him into his Order, and allow him to do penance
76 13 | made such a present to his Order. And the nobleman said to
77 13 | possess to the poor, in order to follow Christ with thee,
78 13 | the poor, and entered the Order, living a life of holiness
79 14 | and was to die out of the order; and how at the desire of
80 14 | he would die out of the Order. In consequence of this
81 14 | took another direction, in order not to meet him. Now Brother
82 14 | accosted him one day in order to speak with him, the saint
83 14 | apostatise, and die out of the Order; also that, because of thy
84 14 | that he would leave the Order and die out of it; and so
85 14 | brother who belonged to the Order, a man of holy life, having
86 14 | excommunicated and out of the Order, and that probably thou
87 14 | and that the habit of his Order was restored to him. He
88 16 | all were ranged in perfect order and most peacefully, the
89 16 | placed themselves in this order, St Anthony began to preach
90 17 | the point of leaving the order.~About the beginning of
91 17 | About the beginning of the Order, and during the lifetime
92 17 | Brother Simon, and entered the Order. When he received him into
93 18 | in heaven, ornamented the Order of St Francis, and enlightened
94 18 | serving a leper, received an order from his superior to go
95 19 | departed. Brother Conrad, in order or comfort and console the
96 21 | wilt receive me into the Order, most willingly will I do
97 21 | had been received into the Order by Brother Philip. Seeing
98 21 | persuaded the General of the Order to command him, out of holy
99 21 | Ancona. No sooner had the order reached him than he set
100 21 | determined to leave the Order as soon as Brother John
101 21 | wilt thou not leave the Order, but thou shalt die in it,
102 21 | said novice remained in the Order, and became a holy brother.
103 21 | forgot that he was in the Order, or ever had been in it,
104 21 | many years in this holy Order? Dost thou not know that
105 22 | of Ancona who entered the Order after the death of St Francis -
106 24 | things with regard to the Order were revealed to him. Having
107 24 | was to take place in our Order; and this was told me by
108 24 | which will take place in our Order; for Brother James della
109 24 | there were provinces in the Order, and each branch was composed
110 24 | number of friars in the Order, and in each province -
111 25 | Being received into the Order so young, and confided to
112 25 | according to their need, in order to preserve in them the
113 28 | acquainted with all the order of the Holy Trinity.~The
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