St. Francis relics on display for 800th anniversary of his death

Saint Francis of Assisi, pray for us!

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“The people they met were extremely surprised because in dress and manner of life they were so different from all others, and appeared almost like wild men of the woods.

“Whenever they came to a town or village or castle or house, they spoke the words of peace, comforting all, and exhorting men and women to love and fear the Creator of heaven and earth, and to observe his commands.

“Some people listened gladly; but others only mocked them as fools and humbugs, and refused them admittance into their houses for fear they might be thieves and make off with something.” Legend of the 3 Companions

He also said to the brothers: "Since you speak of peace, all the more so must you have it in your hearts. Let none be provoked to anger or scandal by you, but rather may they be drawn to peace and good will, to benignity and concord through your gentleness. We have been called to heal wounds, to unite what has fallen apart, and to bring home those who have lost their way. Many who may seem to us to be children of the Devil will still become Christ's disciples."

It reminds me of another


43. If by any chance a brother let fall some word that might perturb another, his conscience pricked him so sharply that he could not rest until, prostrate on the ground, he had confessed his fault, asking that his brother's foot should be placed on his mouth. If the offender chanced to be a prelate, he ordered the other to obey, and thus they banished all rancor from their midst and kept themselves in perfect charity. Legend of the three companions

What if we each had that sensitivity of "pricked conscience "?