Living The Gospel

The original tunic of Saint Francis of Assisi is preserved in the Church of Saint Francis in Cortona, Italy. It is a relic of Saint Francis, according to scientists. Credit: INFN

But when on a certain day the Gospel was read in the church, how the Lord sent his disciples out to preach, the holy man of God... immediately put off his shoes from his feet, put aside the staff from his hands, was content with one tunic, and exchanged his leather girdle for a small cord. He designed for himself a tunic that bore a likeness to the cross...

Saint Francis of Assisi
Celano, First Life
CHAPTER IX