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FRANCIS, A PERSON OF PEACE
Saint Francis of Assisi was a person of peace.
He believed in the depth of his heart that
the Lord was calling him to be a messenger of peace in a
world full of wars and divisions.
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FRANCIS, BROTHER OF THE MUSLIMS
In the Middle Ages, Muslims and Christians chose to
resolve their problems through holy wars (Aljihad or the Crusades).
Francis chose another way. He crossed the borders that
separated Christians from Muslims in Damietta, Egypt,
to meet his brother, the Sultan.
FRANCIS, THE BROTHER
In the beginning of his journey with the
Lord, Francis met the leper. After having overcome his fear, he went
to the leper and the leper kissed him.
He understood, then, that each person, young or old, weak or powerful,
was his brother and sister, the Lord’s gift. At the end of his life, he
summarised this discovery:
"And the Lord gave me brothers".
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FRANCIS, FULLY HUMAN
Saints aren’t
aliens nor angels. Francis was a man, a human person who lived his
humanity in its fullness.
When he was still young, he was a group leader: he animated all the
parties of his friends. Without him, they couldn’t do anything. Even when
he followed the Lord, he never ceased to rejoice. He was a person who
wasn’t afraid of expressing clearly his deepest feelings of joy,
happiness, sadness, loneliness, anxiousness, fear,… He was FULLY HUMAN.
TO KNOW FRANCIS BETTER:
All
the Documents on Francis and the Franciscan Tradition
The Writings of
Francis
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