Draw From The Pure Waters Of The Fountains Of The Gospels

Brother Leo's Cell at the Eremo di Carceri

This Order is one of the true poor men of the Crucified One, and also an order of preachers; they are called Friars Minor. They are lesser and more humble than all present-day religious by way of their habit, their poverty, their contempt for the world...they draw from the pure waters of the fountains of the gospel with such thirst and spiritual ardor that they are not satisfied with carrying out its precepts but work hard at observing its counsels in every way...

Saint Francis of Assisi

St. Francis and the Divine Office

Brother Leo

Manuscript note in the Breviary of St. Francis

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