St Francis – not alone

Francis, the Poverello, ‘Poor Little Man’ had, following his conversion, set out to follow the words of Jesus to the rich young man. (Matthew 19:16–30, Mark 10:17–31 and Luke 18:18–30). It would not be an exaggeration to say he developed a love of poverty. His first steps along this journey of conversion was a solitary experience. Francis was to write ‘The Lord gave me some brothers’ and so Francis was to become the leader of group of men who were committed to a life of poverty. This group later was to be called Friars Minor or Lesser Brothers. The title means literally they were to see themselves as lesser than their brothers. Francis was also to be a Lesser Brother, a truly radical stance.

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