The Little Flowers and the Life of St. Francis, with the...

zeal that he had toward their perfection, did often meditate within himself what were the conditions and virtues wherewith a good brother Minor must needs be adorned. And he said that a good brother Minor would be he that had the life and conditions of these holy brethren, to wit: the faith of brother Bernard, that he had in absolute perfection along with the love of poverty; the simplicity and purity of brother Leo, that in truth was of a most holy purity; the courtesy of brother Angelo, that was the first soldier to come into the Order, and was fulfilled of all courtesy and kindness; the gracious aspect and natural sense with fair and devout eloquence of brother Masseo; the mind lifted up in contemplation that brother Egidio had even to the highest perfection; the godly and continual activity of the holy Rufinus, that did always pray without intermission, so as that even asleep or at work his mind was always with the Lord; the patience of brother Juniper, that did attain to a state of perfect patience by reason of the perfect renunciation of his own will that he did set before his eyes, and his surpassing desire to imitate Christ by the way of the Cross; the bodily and spiritual strength of brother John de Laudibus, that at that time was strong in the body above all men; the charity of brother Rogero, whose whole life and conversation was in the fervency of charity; and the solicitude of brother Lucido, that was ever passing solicitous and was never minded to stay in a place more than a month or so, but when he liked staying in any place would forthwith depart therefrom,