"Lesser" Brothers

Saint Francis said: "The Lord called us to reawaken the faith and to assist the prelates and clerics of our holy Mother the church. Likewise, we are bound, to the extent possible, to love the prelates and clerics always, to honor and venerate them. The brothers, as a matter of fact, are called 'lesser' because they must remain very humble with regard to all men of this world, humble in all their behavior and by their example, as well as by their name"...

Saint Francis of Assisi
Legend of Perugia - 15

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