Saint Francs of Assisi
Celano, Second Life
CHAPTER CXIX : 160
Thursday, July 03, 2008
The Penance For Idle Words At The Portiuncula
Another time, at St. Mary of the Portiuncula, the man of God, considering how much profit from prayer flows away because of idle words after prayer, ordained this remedy against the fault of idle words, saying, "If any of the brothers utters an idle or useless word, he shall be bound to say a Pater Noster for each idle word. But thus I want it, that if he himself is first to admit the guilt of his fault, he shall say a Pater Noster for his own soul; if he is accused of his fault first by another, he shall offer the prayer for the soul of that other."
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