Franciscan herald (1913 - 1940) . ftingcheerfulness even amid the severestpains of mind and body and duringall his terrible trials and the last years of his life, whenhis health was already broken andhis suffering well-nigh unendurable,Francis one day burst forth in thatbeautiful song of praise TheCanticle of the Sun. And whenhis inevitable hour had come, heraised his feeblevoice to chant oncemore the glories of the Lord; andthus he joined the choirs celestial. What a beautiful example for usnot only to admire but to at any time in life man has reasonto be cheerful, i
Franciscan herald (1913 - 1940) . ftingcheerfulness even amid the severestpains of mind and body and duringall his terrible trials and the last years of his life, whenhis health was already broken andhis suffering well-nigh unendurable,Francis one day burst forth in thatbeautiful song of praise TheCanticle of the Sun. And whenhis inevitable hour had come, heraised his feeblevoice to chant oncemore the glories of the Lord; andthus he joined the choirs celestial. What a beautiful example for usnot only to admire but to at any time in life man has reasonto be cheerful, it is in the time ofyouth, when his temper is yet un-soured by disappointments and hisspirit yet unbroken by reverses,when love and hope still have powerto charm, when care and sorrowcan not depress. In the young,therefore, we naturally look forgeniality, vivacity, friendliness,andall else that makes for agreeable-ness; and in the genial, warm-hearted Francis we find all thesetraits. Cheerfulness is an aid to- FRANCISCAN HERALD 27. Fr. Bartholomew, Fr. Josaphat, Fr. Maximus, Fr. ProtaseFr. Hilarion, Fr. Christopher, Fr. Timothy, Fr. Aurelius Fr. Roger, V. Rev. Fr. Provincial. Fr. Ulric holiness, while sadness causes theeternal ruin of many souls. Partic-ularly, in youth, we should culti-vate true Christian cheerfulness,and who is there so well-versed inthis gentle art as the Saint of holyjoy? To him therefore, let us goto imbibe the spirit of true cheer-fulness and the secrets of happycompanionship. His Generosity Could one so genial and warm-hearted as St. Francis be anythingbut unselfish and generous? To hisfriends Francis was indeed gener-ous to a fault. He gave them richrepasts and lavishly spent his un- stinted allowance for their amuse-ment, so that people said, Onewould take him for the son of aking rather than the son of a mer-chant. But open-handed as hewas toward his comrades in pleas-ure, he was no less generous to thepoor. According to St. Bonaventure,he was filled w
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