While St. Francis prayed before
the crucifix he heard the voice of Jesus saying to him: “Go, Francis, and
repair my house; thou seest clearly that it is fallen in ruins.”
“The
rule and life of the Secular Franciscans is this: to observe the gospel of our
Lord Jesus Christ by following the example of Saint Francis of Assisi,
who made Christ the inspiration and the center of his life with God and people.” S.F.O. Rule, par. 4
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