October 27, 1192
Earlier today, I did something that even I had never imagined I would do. I recently came across a beggar in the streets. He attempted to barter with me, but we could come to no conclusion. He left me, and the most peculiar feeling came upon me at that moment. I felt the need to chase after him, and supply him with everything in my pockets and garments. It felt so good to give a poor man some form of hope. Unfortunately, most of my friends mocked me for my doings, for reasons I do not know. Even my own father, who baptized me in the name of Saint John the Baptist, punished me for abandoning my wares. Why would the ones close to me scold me for such charitableness?
June 4, 1204
Finally, I have my life back. I had been taken captive on an expedition to Perugia, in a place called Callestrada for nearly a year and a half. During my time, alone and helpless, My lord has come closer to me than ever before. My faith in him is strengthening.
March 26, 1209
Ever since witnessing that life-changing sermon many months ago about being giving forth the name of God, no matter what the cost, I have gathered eleven members in an attempt to form a religious facility entitled the “Friars Minor.” I have just received word from Pope Innocent III that my new religious order has been accepted. Finally, I can more easily teach people of the love of God. Regrettably, I did have to give up all of my possessions, even ones bound to me by blood, such as my family. Why they would ridicule and beat me for doing things such as this is something I never want to know.
March 28, 1211
I have just received a wonderful woman named Clare to myself. We hope to eventually create a group called “Order of the Poor Ladies.” I hope that eventually this order will be able to reach out to many women and spread the word of God.
February 17, 1219
I have recently returned from a very interesting pilgrimage to Egypt. While there, spreading the love of Christ, I happened to come across a sultan, along with his crusaders of Damietta. I challenged them to a test of their religion by asking them to walk into a blazing fire and come out un-scathed, in order to prove if their Muslim God was truly God. While they did not accept, I offered to do it myself. They were so incredibly dazzled by my actions that they listened very intently to my teachings. I can only hope that they have received my message and taken it to their hearts after my sermon. Muslims have proven to be very difficult to convert in these past few years.
April 22, 1220
I am so very excited at the moment! In the town of Greccio, near my home of Assisi, I am planning to celebrate the birth of Jesus in a way never thought of before! I plan to complete a fully “three-dimensional” nativity scene, in honor of Christmas. I plan to use real animals, along with many other sense-enlightening objects in my project. I feel it will move many people who come to witness it.
October 1, 1226
I’ve come down with a terrible disease in my eye, and it is slowly eating away at the rest of my mortal body. I am truly thinking that this may be end for me very soon. I have been dictating my spiritual strength for the past few days, and I am hoping that the lord has been pleased by my doings on this planet. I may have lived a short life, but I feel I have fulfilled my duty here.
