The Little Flowers of St. Francis

by W. Heywood | 1906 | 86,102 words

Christianity Catholic Church

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Summary: *The Little Flowers* is a cherished compilation of stories about St. Francis of Assisi and the early Franciscans. Over time, the legend of St. Francis, born in 1181 and passing in 1226, grew immensely. As the patron saint of animals, birds, and the environment, his stories have been collected in this beloved spiritual classic. This particular translation by W. Heywood has found new life in a recent republishing by Vintage, featuring an introduction by Madeline L'Engle.

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The full text of the The Little Flowers of St. Francis in English is available here and publically accesible (free to read online). Of course, I would always recommend buying the book so you get the latest edition. You can see all this book’s content by visiting the pages in the below index:

+ The Little Flowers

. Chapter I

. Chapter II - Of Friar Bernard of Quintavalle, first companion of St. Francis

. Chapter III - How for an evil thought which St. Francis had against Friar Bernard. .

. Chapter IV - How the Angel of God proposed a question to Friar Elias. .

. How the Holy Friar Bernard of Assisi was sent by St. Francis to Bologna

. Chapter VI - How St. Francis blessed the holy Friar Bernard, and left him as his vicar. .

. Chapter VII - How St. Francis passed a Lent in an island of the lake of Perugia. .

. Chapter VIII - How while St. Francis and Friar Leo were on a journey . .

. Chapter IX - How St. Francis taught Friar Leo to make answer. .

. Chapter X - How Friar Masseo, as if in raillery, said to St. Francis . .

. Chapter XI - How St. Francis made Friar Masseo turn round and round many times

. Chapter XII - How St. Francis laid upon Friar Masseo the service of the gate . .

. Chapter XIII - How St. Francis and Friar Masseo placed the bread which they had begged upon a stone . .

. Chapter XIV - How while St. Francis and his friars spake of God, He appeared in the midst of them

. Chapter XV - How St. Clare ate with St. Francis and with the friars . .

. Chapter XVI - How St. Francis received the counsel of St. Clare . . .and preached to the birds . .

. Chapter XVII - How a boy friar, while St. Francis was praying by night, saw Christ and the Virgin Mary . .

. Chapter XVIII - Of the marvellous chapter which St. Francis held at Santa Maria degli Angeli . .

. Chapter XIX - How from the vineyard . . . the grapes were taken away . .

. Chapter XX - Of a very beautiful vision which was seen by a young friar . .

. Chapter XXI - Of the most holy miracle which St. Francis wrought when he converted the very fierce wolf of Agobio

. Chapter XXII - How St. Francis tamed the wild turtle-doves

. Chapter XXIII - How St. Francis set free the friar who was in sin with the demon

. Chapter XXIV - How St. Francis converted the Soldan of Babylon to the faith

. Chapter XXV - How St. Francis miraculously healed one who was a leper both in soul and body . .

. Chapter XXVI - How St. Francis converted three robbers which were murderers . .

. Chapter XXVII - How St. Francis converted at Bologna two scholars, who became friars. .

. Chapter XXVIII - Of an ecstasy which came to Friar Bernard . .

. Chapter XXIX - How the devil in the form of Christ Crucified appeared . .

. Chapter XXX - Of the beautiful sermon . . . when they preached naked

. Chapter XXXI - How St. Francis knew . . . the secrets of the hearts of all his friars

. Chapter XXXII - How Friar Masseo obtained from Christ the virtue of his humility

. Chapter XXXIII - How St. Clare, at the bidding of the Pope, blessed the bread . .

. Chapter XXXIV - How St. Louis, King of France, in the garb of a pilgrim . .

. Chapter XXXV - How, on Christmas Eve, St. Clare being sick was miraculously carried . .

. Chapter XXXVI - How St. Francis expounded unto Friar Leo a fair vision . .

. Chapter XXXVII - How Jesus Christ . . . caused a rich man to be converted

. Chapter XXXVIII - How St. Francis knew in spirit that Friar Elias was damned . .

. Chapter XXXIX - Of the marvellous sermon which St. Antony of Padua, . . . preached

. Chapter XL - When St. Antony . . . preached to the fishes of the sea

. Chapter XLI - How the venerable Friar Simon delivered from a great temptation a friar . .

. Chapter XLII - Of beautiful miracles which God wrought through the holy friars . .

. Chapter XLIII - How Friar Conrad of Offida converted a young friar . .

. Chapter XLIV - How the Mother of Christ and St. John the Evangelist appeared . .

. Chapter XLV - Of the holy Friar John of Penna

. Chapter XLVI - Friar Pacificus and Humilis

. Chapter XLVII - Of that holy friar to whom the Mother of Christ appeared . .

. Chapter XLVIII - How Friar James of Massa saw in a vision all the minor friars . .

. Chapter XLIX - How Christ appeared to Friar John of Alvernia

. Chapter L - How . . . Friar John of Alvernia saw many souls liberated from purgatory

. Chapter LI - Friar James of Fallerone appears after his death

. Chapter LII - Of the vision of Friar John of Alvernia . .

. Chapter LIII - Friar John of Alvernia fell down as if he were dead while saying mass

+ Of The Most Holy Stigmata of St. Francis

. Of the First Consideration

. Of the Second Consideration

. Of the Third Consideration

. Of the Fourth Consideration

. Of the Fifth Consideration

+ The Life of Friar Juniper

. Chapter I - How Friar Juniper cut off the foot of a pig to give it to a sick man

. Chapter II - Great power of Friar Juniper against the devil

. Chapter III - How, through procurement of the devil, Friar Juniper was condemned to the gallows

. Chapter IV - How Friar Juniper gave whatever he could to the poor, for the love of God

. Chapter V - How Friar Juniper plucked off certain bells from the altar

. Chapter VI - How Friar Juniper kept silence for six months

. Chapter VII - Ensample against the temptations of the flesh

. Chapter VIII - How Friar Juniper abased himself for the glory of God

. Chapter IX - How Friar Juniper, to abase himself, played at see-saw

. Chapter X - How Friar Juniper once cooked for the friars food enough for fifteen days

. Chapter XI - How Friar Juniper once went to Assisi for his confusion

. Chapter XII - How Friar Juniper was rapt in ecstasy during the celebration of the Mass

. Chapter XIII - Of the grief which Friar Juniper had for the death of his companion, Friar Amazialbene

. Chapter XIV - Of the hand which Friar Juniper saw in the air

. Life of Friar Giles

. Chapter II - How Friar Giles went to St. James the Greater

. Chapter III - Of the manner of life which Friar Giles led when he went to the Holy Sepulchre

. Chapter IV - How Friar Giles praised obedience more than prayer

. Chapter V - How Friar Giles lived by the labour of his hands

. Chapter VI - How Friar Giles was miraculously provided for in his great need . .

. Chapter VII - Of the day of the death of the holy Friar Giles

. Chapter VIII - How a holy man, being in prayer, beheld the soul of Friar Giles go to the life eternal

. Chapter IX - Delivered from the pains of Purgatory

. Chapter X - How God had given graces unto Friar Giles

+ Teachings and Sayings of Friar Giles

. A Chapter of Vices and of Virtues

. Chapter of Faith

. Chapter of Holy Humility

. Chapter of the Holy Fear of God

. Chapter of Holy Patience

. Chapter of Sloth

. Chapter of the Irksomeness of Temporal Things

. Chapter of Holy Chastity

. Chapter of Temptations

. Chapter of Holy Penance

. Chapter of Holy Prayer

. Chapter of Holy Spiritual Prudence

. Chapter of Profitable and Unprofitable Knowledge

. Chapter of Good and Evil Speaking

. Chapter of Good Perseverance

. Chapter of the True Religion

. Chapter of Holy Obedience

. Chapter of the Remembrance of Death

+ Addenda Taken From the Manuscripts

. Chapter I - An ensample of Friar Leo, how St. Francis bade him wash the stone

. Chapter II - How St. Francis appeared to Friar Leo

. Chapter III - How Friar Leo saw a terrible vision in a dream

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