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Product Description With a new Preface by the noted writer Madeleine L'Engle, author of nearly fifty books of fiction and non-fiction, including A Wrinkle in Time. St. Francis of Assisi's ecstatic embrace of a life of poverty revolutionized Christianity even as it transformed the ethics of the West. In this luminous and lively book, St. Francis's followers preserved his legend and those of his first disciples, combining stories of miracles with convincing portraits of men who were no less human for having been touched by God. "God is our home but many of us have strayed from our native land. The venerable authors of these Spiritual Classics are expert guides--may we follow their directions home." --Archbishop Desmond Tutu Amazon.com Review St. Francis of Assisi--the saint who preached to birds and wolves, the saint whose vow of poverty changed Christian ethics forever, the saint who repented of his fleshly sins by loving the material world--was also a pretty great writer. His Little Flowers, a series of 53 short chapters ranging in form from wild stories to serene meditations, is perfect bedtime or devotional reading. Before you know it, you'll be reading this one aloud to your cat. And Francis will be very pleased to hear it. --Michael Joseph Gross From the Inside Flap With a new Preface by the noted writer Madeleine L'Engle, author of nearly fifty books of fiction and non-fiction, including A Wrinkle in Time. St. Francis of Assisi's ecstatic embrace of a life of poverty revolutionized Christianity even as it transformed the ethics of the West. In this luminous and lively book, St. Francis's followers preserved his legend and those of his first disciples, combining stories of miracles with convincing portraits of men who were no less human for having been touched by God. "God is our home but many of us have strayed from our native land. The venerable authors of these Spiritual Classics are expert guides--may we follow their directions home." --Archbishop Desmond Tutu About the Author St. Francis of Assisi is the patron saint of animals and ecology. St. Francis expressed his devotion to God through his love for all of God's creatures. He cared for the poor and sick, preached sermons to animals, and praised all of creation as brothers and sisters under God. The Little Flowers of St. Francis of Assisi captures many stories of St. Francis’s life. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. THE LITTLE FLOWERS OF ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ the Crucified, and of His Mother the Virgin Mary. In this book are contained certain Little Flowers, miracles and devout examples of the glorious mendicant of Christ, St. Francis, and of certain of his Holy Companions, to the praise of Jesus Christ. Amen. First, it is to be considered that the glorious St. Francis in all the acts of his life was conformed to Christ the blessed: in that as Christ, at the beginning of His preaching, chose twelve apostles to despise every earthly thing and to follow Him in poverty and in the other virtues; so did St. Francis, at the beginning, choose for the foundation of his order twelve companions, possessors of most high Poverty. And as one of the twelve apostles of Christ, being rejected of God, finally hanged himself by the neck, so likewise one of the twelve companions of St. Francis, whose name was Friar Giovanni della Cappella, became an apostate and finally hanged himself by the neck. To the elect this was a great example and cause of humility and of fear; considering that no man can be certain that he will persevere unto the end in the grace of God. And as those holy apostles were of marvelous sanctity and humility before all the world and full of the Holy Spirit, so these most holy companions of St. Francis were men of so much sanctity, that from the time of the apostles until now, the world had never seen such marvelous and holy men. One of them was caught into the third heaven, like St. Paul, and this was Fri
