Life Of St. Francis

Saint Francis of Assisi (born Giovanni Francesco di Bernardone; 1181/1182 – October 3, 1226) was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men's Franciscan Order, the women’s Order of St. Clare, and the lay Third Order of Saint Francis.St. Francis is one of the most venerated religious figures in history.

Francis was the son of a wealthy cloth merchant in Assisi, and he lived the high-spirited life typical of a wealthy young man, even fighting as a soldier for Assisi. While going off to war in 1204, Francis had a vision that directed him back to Assisi, where he lost his taste for his worldly life.On a pilgrimage to Rome, he begged with the beggars at St. Peter's. The experience moved him to live in poverty.Francis returned home, began preaching on the streets, and soon amassed a following. His order was endorsed by Pope Innocent III in 1210. He then founded the Order of Poor Clares, which was an enclosed order for women, as well as the Third Order of Brothers and Sisters of Penance. In 1219, he went to Egypt in an attempt to convert the Sultan. By this point, the Franciscan Order had grown to such an extent that its primitive organizational structure was no longer sufficient. He returned to Italy to organize the order. Once his organization was endorsed by the Pope, he withdrew increasingly from external affairs. In 1223, Francis arranged for the first Christmas manger scene.In 1224, he received the stigmata, making him the first recorded person to bear the wounds of Christ's Passion. He died in 1226 while preaching Psalm 141.

On July 16, 1228, he was pronounced a saint by Pope Gregory IX. He is known as the patron saint of animals, the environment and one of the two patrons of Italy (with Catherine of Siena), and it is customary for Catholic and Anglican churches to hold ceremonies blessing animals on his feast day of 4 October.

Early life

Francis of Assisi was one of seven children born to Pietro di Bernardone, a rich cloth merchant, and his wife Pica, about whom little is known except that she was originally from France.Pietro was in France on business when Francis was born, and Pica had him baptised as Giovanni di Bernardone in honor of Saint Albert Renner, in the hope he would grow to be a religious leader. When his father returned to Assisi, he took to calling him Francesco ("the Frenchman"), possibly in honor of his commercial success and enthusiasm for all things French. According to another account, it was due to the boy being able to speak and sing in French fluently and effortlessly because of his French mother teaching him. Either way, the name Francesco soon replaced his baptismal name.

As a youth, Francesco—or Francis in English—became a devotee of troubadours and was fascinated with all things French. Although many hagiographers remark about his bright clothing, rich friends, and love of pleasures, his displays of disillusionment toward the world that surrounded him came fairly early in his life, as is shown in the "story of the beggar." In this account, he was selling cloth and velvet in the marketplace on behalf of his father when a beggar came to him and asked for alms. At the conclusion of his business deal, Francis abandoned his wares and ran after the beggar. When he found him, Francis gave the man everything he had in his pockets. His friends quickly chided and mocked him for his act of charity. When he got home, his father scolded him in rage.

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FRIARS' BIRTHDAY (January)

Date	Name of the Friars	Events	Year
03	St.Antonine Morton Austin Francis	Home Ordination	1970 2004
04	Sandesh Manuel St.Rudolph D ’ Silva St. Daniel Sigamony	Birth Home Home	1980 2005 2016
06	Thomas M.J. Carlos Dias Joseph Stephen M Shanti Vanam, Raipur Kurnool Missions Basil S. Lobo	Birth Solemn Vows Birth Arrival Foundation Ordination	1972 1986 1984 1997 2002 2008
07	Christopher (Christy)	Birth	1983
08	St.Ernest Reilly St.Bernard Silveira	Home Home	1981 2004
09	St.Anthony Rickards Francis Arockiasamy Justin Savio A	Home Ordination Birth	1989 2016 1998
10	Francis Xavier	Ordination	2004
11	Jerome Kispotta	Birth	1961
12	Nicholas D' Souza St.Gerwin van Leeuwen	Ordination Home	1973 2002
13	Praveen Roshan Toppo	Ordination	2015
15	Francis Kaviyil St.Francis Serrao Phyrnai Lyngdoh	Birth Home Ordination	1966 1990 2017
16	Prashanth Wilson Fernandes Jeddu Praveen Chinna Reddy Joseph Prasanna Kumar	Birth Ordination Ordination	1984 2015 2015
17	Nesakkaram – Chennai Basil Tirkey	Foundation Ordination	1991 2016
18	Felix Gassam Felix Vijay Ejekial Lakra	Birth Ordination Birth	1965 2015 1995
19	Albinus Ekka	Birth	1993
20	Tomy Palackal	Ordination	2011
21	Parish at Malom-Noatoli	Erection	1996
22	Prem Kumar D’ Souza Nathaniel Tirkey Prem Kumar D’ Souza	Birth Birth Ordination	1982 1988 2013
23	St.Peter D’ Souza Eugene A.	Home Ordination	1991 2015
24	Tomy Palackal Arun Junes A. Kulandaisamy M. Christopher (Christy)	S.Vows S.Vows S.Vows Ordination	2004 2004 2004 2015
25	Dominic C.J. Jayapal Dwarakonda	Ordination Ordination	1992 2013
26	Assisi Sadan - Umred	Blessing	1996
27	Chinnappan M. Devaraj St.Dunstan Rickards Roshan Lobo Shaju Paliyathil Shaju Paliyathil	Birth Home Birth S.Vows Ordination	1967 1940 1992 2002 2004
28	TrevorD ’ Souza	Birth	1960
29	Christopher (Christy) Thomas Kiren A. Anthony Roobandass A.	Solemn Vows Birth Ordination	2013 1993 2011
30	Bryan Carneiro	Ordination	2013
31	Scaria Varanath Jeddu Praveen Chinna Reddy	Birth Birth	1949 1985

Date	Name of the Friars	Events	Year
03	+ Antonine Morton Austin Francis	Home Ordination	1970 2004
04	Sandesh Manuel + Rudolph D ’ Silva + Daniel Sigamony	Birth Home Home	1980 2005 2016
06	Thomas M.J. Carlos Dias Joseph Stephen M Shanti Vanam, Raipur Kurnool Missions Basil S. Lobo	Birth Solemn Vows Birth Arrival Foundation Ordination	1972 1986 1984 1997 2002 2008
07	Christopher (Christy)	Birth	1983
08	+ Ernest Reilly + Bernard Silveira	Home Home	1981 2004
09	+ Anthony Rickards Francis Arockiasamy Justin Savio A	Home Ordination Birth	1989 2016 1998
10	Francis Xavier	Ordination	2004
11	Jerome Kispotta	Birth	1961
12	Nicholas D' Souza + Gerwin van Leeuwen	Ordination Home	1973 2002
13	Praveen Roshan Toppo	Ordination	2015
15	Francis Kaviyil + Francis Serrao Phyrnai Lyngdoh	Birth Home Ordination	1966 1990 2017
16	Prashanth Wilson Fernandes Jeddu Praveen Chinna Reddy Joseph Prasanna Kumar	Birth Ordination Ordination	1984 2015 2015
17	Nesakkaram – Chennai Basil Tirkey	Foundation Ordination	1991 2016
18	Felix Gassam Felix Vijay Ejekial Lakra	Birth Ordination Birth	1965 2015 1995
19	Albinus Ekka	Birth	1993
20	Tomy Palackal	Ordination	2011
21	Parish at Malom-Noatoli	Erection	1996
22	Prem Kumar D’ Souza Nathaniel Tirkey Prem Kumar D’ Souza	Birth Birth Ordination	1982 1988 2013
23	+ Peter D’ Souza Eugene A.	Home Ordination	1991 2015
24	Tomy Palackal Arun Junes A. Kulandaisamy M. Christopher (Christy)	S.Vows S.Vows S.Vows Ordination	2004 2004 2004 2015
25	Dominic C.J. Jayapal Dwarakonda	Ordination Ordination	1992 2013
26	Assisi Sadan - Umred	Blessing	1996
27	Chinnappan M. Devaraj + Dunstan Rickards Roshan Lobo Shaju Paliyathil Shaju Paliyathil	Birth Home Birth S.Vows Ordination	1967 1940 1992 2002 2004
28	TrevorD ’ Souza	Birth	1960
29	Christopher (Christy) Thomas Kiren A. Anthony Roobandass A.	Solemn Vows Birth Ordination	2013 1993 2011
30	Bryan Carneiro	Ordination	2013
31	Scaria Varanath Jeddu Praveen Chinna Reddy	Birth Birth	1949 1985