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501 24  |          of pain and anguish; but Brother John, and others who had
502 24  |          light and splendour. And Brother James, who witnessed the
503 24  |    condition and the fate of each brother. And the tempest did not
504 25  |       XLIX~How Christ appeared to Brother John of Alvernia.~Among
505 25  |        was the venerable and holy Brother John of Fermo, of the province
506 25  |          was known by the name of Brother John of Alvernia; he was
507 25  |          and great sanctity. This Brother John, when he was a child,
508 25  |           ended, to withdraw from Brother John this flame of celestial
509 25  |   spiritual consolation. Then was Brother John most disconsolate and
510 25  |        which he himself had come. Brother John knew him to be the
511 25  |     Christ, the blessed one, left Brother John, going from him without
512 25  |     without speaking to him. Then Brother John arose, and running
513 25  |         him any consolation. Then Brother John followed him with great
514 25  |           when he opened his arms Brother John saw rays of light come
515 25  |           own soul and body. Then Brother John knelt down at the feet
516 25  |        kiss, so now gave he it to Brother John. Then Brother John,
517 25  |          it to Brother John. Then Brother John, taking it with great
518 25  |          all my strength." And as Brother John was thus praying at
519 25  |           and having kissed them, Brother John approached the bosom
520 25  |           him in his arms; and as Brother John embraced the Saviour,
521 25  |      compared with them. Thus was Brother John consoled, enlightened,
522 25  |         for a long time, whenever Brother John followed the path in
523 25  |        the same sweet odour. When Brother John came back to himself
524 26  |                     Chapter L~How Brother John of Alvernia, when saying
525 26  |      liberated from purgatory.~As Brother John was saying Mass on
526 27  |            Chapter LI~Of the holy Brother James of Fallerone, and
527 27  |         his death, he appeared to Brother John of Alvernia.~At the
528 27  |        Alvernia.~At the time when Brother James of Fallerone, a man
529 27  |          in the custody of Fermo, Brother John of Alvernia, who was
530 27  |           in prayer to restore to Brother James the health of the
531 27  |        the angels he saw the said Brother James, for whom he was praying,
532 27  |      glorious; he likewise beheld Brother Lucido the holy, and Brother
533 27  |      Brother Lucido the holy, and Brother Matthew of Monte Rubbiano,
534 27  |     revealed to him that the sick brother for whom he had been praying
535 27  |           this revelation made to Brother John filled his heart with
536 27  |          grieve over the death of Brother James, but experienced great
537 27  |        and he said with himself: "Brother James, my sweet father;
538 27  |           James, my sweet father; Brother James, my sweet brother;
539 27  |           Brother James, my sweet brother; Brother James, faithful
540 27  |          James, my sweet brother; Brother James, faithful servant
541 27  |        servant and friend of God; Brother James, companion of the
542 27  |     immediately, he went to visit Brother James at Moliano, and found
543 27  |    through divine revelation; and Brother James received him most
544 27  |       devoutly not to forget him. Brother John begged him after death
545 27  |          it fared with him, which Brother James promised to do if
546 27  |         of his death approaching, Brother James began to repeat with
547 27  |  countenance. When he was buried, Brother John returned to the Convent
548 27  |  accomplishment of the promise of Brother James that he would appear
549 27  |         of angels and saints; but Brother James was not with them,
550 27  |           thing greatly surprised Brother John, who recommended him
551 27  |      again praying in the forest, Brother James appeared in the company
552 27  | countenance beaming with joy; and Brother John said to him: "O most
553 27  |           the day thou promised?" Brother James answered: "Because
554 27  |      suffering, and I appeared to Brother James of Massa, a holy lay
555 27  |        James of Massa, a holy lay brother, who was serving Mass; and
556 27  |          having said these words, Brother James disappeared, and went
557 27  |       holy company of angels, and Brother John was greatly comforted.
558 27  |       greatly comforted. The said Brother James of Fallerone died
559 28  |      Chapter LII~Of the vision of Brother John of Alvernia, by which
560 28  |        the Holy Trinity.~The said Brother John of Alvernia having
561 28  |       ecsasty, as was seen by the brother who wrote these things.
562 29  |         while he was saying Mass, Brother John of Alvernia fell down,
563 29  |   wonderful thing befell the said Brother John in the above-mentioned
564 29  |          any one (but there was a brother praying in the choir who
565 29  |        considering the actions of Brother John; and many were moved
566 29  |         time, it pleased God that Brother John should pronounce in
567 29  |     consecrates the Host. By this Brother John was raised to a state