Resplendent Poverty

Photo of the Tunic worn by St. Francis at the time of his death

One day Francis met a beggar on the road and when he saw how poorly dressed he was, his heart was touched and he exclaimed sorrowfully to his companion, "His poverty puts us to shame. We have chosen poverty as our wealth and look, it is more resplendent in him."

Saint Francis of Assisi
Bonaventure, Major Life
CHAPTER VII

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