Saturday, August 29, 2009

Vainglory


Assisi

While Francis was walking through the town of Assisi, a poor old woman asked alms of him for the love of God, and he immediately gave her the cloak from his back. And forthwith he confessed to those following him that he felt vainglory in doing so... blessed Francis's chief concern was that he should not be a hypocrite in the eyes of God.

Saint Francis of Assisi
Mirror of Perfection - 63

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