Sacrificios de San Francisco

Renounces the inheritance from his father
After a few days spent in prayer and fasting, Francisco reentered the population, but was so disfigured and badly dressed people mocked him as if he were a madman. Pedro Bernardone, very puzzled by the behavior of his son led him to his home, hit him furiously (Francis was then 25 years old), put shackles on the feet and locked her in a room.
Francisco's mother took care of him go when her husband was away and the young man returned to San Damiano. His father went back to find him there, hit him in the head and ordered him to return immediately to your home or to give up his inheritance and pay the price of the dresses she had taken. Francisco had no difficulty in giving up the inheritance, but told his father that the money belonged to God dresses and the poor.
His father forced him to appear before the Bishop Guido of Assisi, who urged the young man to return the money and to trust in God: "God does not want your enjoyment of property wrongfully acquired Church". Francisco obeyed to the letter the bishop's order and added: "The clothes I'm wearing also belong to my father, so I have to return them." He then undressed and gave his clothes to his father, saying cheerfully. "So far you have been my father on earth but in future I can say." Our Father, who art in heaven '' Pedro Bernardone left the Episcopal palace "trembling with indignation and deeply hurt."
The bishop gave Francis an old dress farmer, who belonged to one of his servants. Francis received the first alms of his life with great gratitude, he made the sign of the cross over dress with a piece of chalk and put it on.