Contents — The Little Flowers and the Life of St. Francis, with the Mirror of Perfection

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The Little Flowers and the Life of St. Francis, with the Mirror of Perfection · Complete three-work composite: CCEL Fioretti; Salter 1904 Life and Miracles; Evans 1899 / Goretti 2025 Mirror

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Chapter XLVII Of the perfect manner of obedience that he taught Themost holy father would say unto his brethren: “My best-beloved page-57.xml#element-22
Chapter XLVIII How he spoke of the perfectly obedient under the similitude of a dead body Ona time this was what he sighed forth before his companions: “Scarce page-58.xml#element-1
Chapter XLIX That it is a perilous thing too lightly to order a brother to do aught “on his obedience”, and also not to obey an order thus given Theblessed father thought it seldom advisable that an order should page-58.xml#element-26
Chapter L How he made answer to the brethren that would persuade him to petition for a privilege that they might be allowed to preach freely C page-59.xml#element-9
Chapter LI Of the manner that all the brethren then held in reconciling them one to another whensoever one should have given offense to another TheBlessed Francis did maintain that the brethren Minor were sent page-60.xml#element-1
Chapter LII How Christ did make complaint to Brother Leo, the companion of Blessed Francis, as concerning the ingratitude and pride of the brethren Ona time Our Lord Jesus Christ said unto brother Leo, the companion page-61.xml#element-1
Chapter LIII How he made answer humbly and truly to a certain doctor of the Order of Preachers that did ask him concerning a word of Scripture Whilstthat he was abiding at Siena, there came unto him a certain page-61.xml#element-16
Chapter LIV Of humility and keeping peace with the clergy A page-62.xml#element-12
Chapter LV How he did humbly acquire the church of S. Mary of the Angels of the Abbot of S. Benedict of Assisi, and would that the brethren should evermore humbly dwell therein TheBlessed Francis, seeing that it was the will of God to multiply the page-63.xml#element-1
Chapter LVI Of the humble reverence he showed concerning the sweeping of churches and cleansing them Ona time when he was sojourning at S. Mary of the Little Portion page-66.xml#element-14
Chapter LVII Of the countryman that found him sweeping a church, and after his conversion did enter the Order and became a holy brother Nowwhen he went to a certain church of a village in the lordship of page-67.xml#element-1
Chapter LVIII How he did punish himself by eating in the same dish with a leper for that he had done shame unto him Nowwhen the Blessed Francis returned to the church of the Blessed page-69.xml#element-1
Chapter LIX How he put devils to flight by words of humility O page-70.xml#element-6
Chapter LX Of the vision of brother Pacifico that he saw, and how he heard that the seat of Lucifer was reserved for the humble Francis W page-70.xml#element-26
Chapter LXI How he made himself be haled naked with a rope tied round his neck before the people Nowon a time when he was somewhat recovered of a certain sore page-71.xml#element-25
Chapter LXII How he would that any comforts he received for his body should be known to all Inlike manner, at another time, when he had eaten in a certain her- page-73.xml#element-1
Chapter LXIII How he did straightway accuse himself of the vain glory he had in giving alms Whenhe was going through the city of Assisi, a certain poor old page-74.xml#element-1
Chapter LXIV How he described the state of perfect humility in his own person Whenthe time of the Chapter was drawing near, the Blessed Francis page-74.xml#element-20
Chapter LXV How he was minded to go humbly into distant parts in like manner as he had sent other brethren, and how he taught the brethren to go humbly and devoutly through the world Whenthe Chapter was ended wherein many brethren were sent to page-75.xml#element-9
Chapter LXVI How he taught the brethren to win the souls of certain robbers by humility and charity Untoa certain hermitage of the brethren above the Borgo San Sepol- page-77.xml#element-22
Chapter LXVII How he was beaten by devils and knew thereby that it was better pleasing to God he should stay in poor and humble places than with Cardinals Ona time the Blessed Francis went to Rome to visit the lord Bishop page-78.xml#element-30
Chapter LXVIII How he rebuked the brethren that wished to go by the way of their wisdom and science and not by the way of humility, and did foretell them of the reformation of the Order and the bringing back thereof to its first condition Whenthe Blessed Francis was in the Chapter General at S. Mary of page-81.xml#element-3
Chapter LXIX How he foreknew and foretold that knowledge should be the occasion of ruin to the Order, and how he forbade one of the companions to devote himself to the study of preaching TheBlessed Francis sorrowed sorely to see the knowledge that puffeth page-82.xml#element-1
Chapter LXX That in the coming time of tribulation, they that shall enter the Order shall be blessed, and they that shall be approved shall be better than they that went before them TheBlessed Francis said: “The time shall come wherein, by the evil page-82.xml#element-26
Chapter LXXI How he made answer to his companion that asked him wherefore he corrected not the excesses that did overtake the Order in his own time Acertaincompanion of the Blessed Francis once said: “Father, pardon page-83.xml#element-18
Chapter LXXII That by the prayers and tears of the humble and simple brethren are converted those souls that seem to be converted by the knowledge and preaching of others Themost holy father would not that his brethren should be covetous page-85.xml#element-16
Chapter LXXIII How it was his will and teaching that superiors and preachers should exercise themselves in prayer and works of humility Thefaithful servant and perfect imitator of Christ, Francis, feeling page-87.xml#element-26
Chapter LXXIV How unto his own shame he taught the brethren to know when he was the servant of God and when not TheBlessed Francis once called together a number of the brethren and page-88.xml#element-12
Chapter LXXV How he would by all means that all the brethren should sometimes labor with their hands Thelukewarm, that did never apply them earnestly and humbly to any page-88.xml#element-26
Chapter LXXVI How he praised the profession of the Rule, and would that the brethren should know the same and talk thereof and die therewithal Thatperfect champion and lover of the observance of the Holy Gospel, page-91.xml#element-1
Chapter LXXVII Of a holy layman that was martyred holding the Rule in his hands W page-92.xml#element-1
Chapter LXXVIII How he would the Religion should always be under the protection and correction of the Roman Church TheBlessed Francis said: “I will go and commend the Religion of the page-92.xml#element-19