Franciscan Reflection: The Life of Poverty

I would like to know more about how the Franciscans fulfill their poverty oath. Poverty is often defined as lack of funds or lack of important assets and has a bad meaning. So why did Friars swear it and used it as the main ideal? The poverty of the Franciscan monk is not simply to refuse things, but to eliminate all secular things that are not like Christ. The Franciscan association tries to send a simple life and connects with the lowest people who do not have the privilege of ordinary people. It takes a lot of courage to pick up everything you have and choose to live a simple life with the main service. The Franciscan church chose to live with humble people, living a poor life.

St. Francis grew up to live a luxury lifestyle, but when it was very sick, it all changed. Francis prayed and lived for his health. After that, he abandoned all his wealth and began a beggar. He was laughed at by his friends and family and laughed, but Francisco was satisfied with the decision. After this experience, Francis did not look back. He lives in poor people and accepts the lives of the poor. St. Francis wants to marry "the poor man of his wife". St. Francis once said that he is the only owner of sin and vice, all other things are good gifts from God. Francisco quotes "Poverty is a humble nurse, a way to save a perfect source, the results hidden, but prospering in an infinite way."

The way fliers live in poverty today includes material and psychological poverty. In the era of malicious materialism and consumerism, due to their poverty, it is required to focus on the needs of people and other people, especially poor people, not things. The oath of poverty not only affects those sinful material things. Used in their lives, any attachments that may result from such use are for the kingdom. Considering all, the poor life of the Franciscan society is to devote to God and those who need help. It will try to live like Jesus

This material and this topic are very important to me. I am grateful for the story of Francisco and how he made his life from those who are more inclined to serve Christ. Today I respect the monks today. Because they can abandon their wealth and freely choose to live a simple life. A good example of them reminds me not to fall into a worldly thing to me, and I would like to concentrate on what is really important in God and life.

Therefore, according to the footsteps of St. Francis of Assisi, she became a Franciscan nun. And that person gave up his comfort life for a poor life - and he never regrets his decision. Her era is the balance of prayers, work, and ministry. All the sisters participate in daily work, ministry, housework, study, entertainment, personal time, monthly prayers and lonely days, and various regional activities. She noticed herself being surrounded by art and architecture, she did not know much, she decided to teach herself. As she needs to know what she is looking at, she continues to see the art collection from the Vatican until she knows about art as much as any art historian.

The Franciscan orders, established by St. Francis based on a strict poverty view, experienced internal discord. One group, the soul disturbed order through the strict view of poverty; the other, Relaxati, loose in life disturbed it. Bonaventi used his authority very carefully, sued the first group, accused the second group, he kept the unity of the order and reformed it with the spirit of St. Francis. The work of recovery and reconciliation, despite his physical health, is due to a thorough visit of Bonaventu, but his own personal understanding of each state's order and mutual ideals. During the journey, he continued to spread the gospel very gracefully and was regarded as the most convincing missionary. His soul journey (1259) is a masterpiece showing that as a creature, people should love through Christ and think about God according to the example of Saint Francis.

I need to say a word about the concept of poverty at Franciscan. Public sharing of goods is a long-term aspect of the monastic lifestyle - trying to illustrate the original church described in the apostolic speech. Francis took a different approach: he literally understood the slang of Jesus and removed everything without the support of Jesus. Francisco's first insight is that this concept of poverty should be seen as an option of Christianity, not as an economic choice. Francisco wants to follow the poverty and ego of Christ listed in Philippine lyrics 2