The friars should not offer resistence to injury; if a man strikes them on the right cheek, they should turn the other cheek also towards him (Matthew 9:3). If a man take away their cloak, they should no grudge him their along with it.
Saint Francis of Assisi
The Rule of 1221
Chapter 14
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
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