Franciscan Days

• Saint Francis' Birth and Early Days
• Saint Francis and the Beggar
• Saint Francis' Captivity at Perugia
• Saint Francis Determines to Win His Bride
• Saint Francis and His Mother
• Saint Francis Changes Clothes with a Beggar
• Saint Francis Renounces His Earthly Father
• Saint Francis and the Leper
• Struggle and Perplexity
• The Crucifix in San Damian's Church
• Saint Francis Bewails the Lord's Passion
• Saint Francis Begs for Stones to Repair Saint Damian's Church
• Saint Francis Repairs Saint Damian's Church
• Saint Francis Determines to Beg His Bread
• Saint Francis Determines to Live the Gospel Life
• Saint Francis and His Adopted Father
• Description of Saint Francis' Personal Appearance
• Saint Francis' Own Account of His Conversion
• Brother Bernard Joins Saint Francis
• Saint Francis Chooses A Rule for Himself and His Companions
• Saint Francis and the Covetous Priest Sylvester
• Reception of Brother Giles
• The Beginning of Saint Francis' Preaching
• Saint Francis Justifies Poverty to the Bishop of Assisi
• Saint Francis Encourages His Brethren
• How Brother Giles Comforted Himself in Distress
• Origin of the Name of Friars Minor, or Lesser Brethren
• The Franciscan Greeting
• The Preaching of the 'Penitents of Assisi'
• Hardships Endured by the First Brethren
• The Life of the First Brethren
• Brother Giles and the Walnuts
• Brother Bernard and His Companion at Florence
• Saint Francis Upholds the Dignity of Lady Poverty
• Saint Francis Sweeps Churches
• The Mutual Charity and Obedience of the Brethren