A Sign From God

One day at the very beginning of his conversion, St. Francis was attending Mass at the Portiuncula, and he heard the words of Christ whereby he sends out his disciples to preach and admonishes them as to their life on the road: "Provide yourselves with no gold or silver, not even with coppers for your purses, with no haversack for the journey or spare tunic or footware or a staff."

Immediately St. Francis knew that these were the words of assurance, the sign from God that he had been looking for, and he said,"This is what I've wanted, this is what I've been longing for with all my heart."

St. Bonaventure - Major Life