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It takes the average reader 2 hours and 26 minutes to read Saint Bonaventure, the Seraphic Doctor, Minister-General of the Franciscan Order by Laurence Costelloe

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Till the days of this "Second Founder of the Franciscan Order," the simplicity of our Holy Father Saint Francis had been the salient feature of his institute: no successful effort had hitherto been made to organize the growing Order unto the full measure of its efficiency. Speaking generally, everything so far had been left to individual initiative, and the keynote of those early days is struck in the liberty enjoyed by the individual - a liberty which, though charming to contemplate and of irresistible appeal to a democratic age, is yet incompatible with the distinctive work a corporate body must perforce fulfil if its deeds are to justify its existence. To effect this purpose a certain amount of that rigid uniformity attendant on all organization was imperatively demanded. Under the influence of Saint Bonaventure this was successfully accomplished. Among the many elements that entered into this process of development we must, perhaps, assign the most conspicuous place to the systematic pursuit of learning which our Saint engrafted on Saint Francis' ideal of contemplation and zeal, and which, under the guidance of God's Providence, has been destined to render the Franciscan Order an effective force in dealing with the world's most vital problems. Together with this pursuit of learning came the introduction into the Order of a uniform exterior observance; an observance inculcated and fostered by a systematized code of Constitutions and ordinances which remain substantially the same to-day as when first framed centuries ago. The life of Saint Bonaventure may, accordingly, be considered as the ideal to which the modern Franciscan tends: an ideal in which the simplicity of Saint Francis is blended with a thorough grasp of the latest developments in scientific thought: in which personal holiness, because cognizant of self-weakness, is large-hearted and generous in its sympathy with others: in which the multitudinous details of active and administrative life are raised by a strong interior spirit from what might be a fertile source of distraction into a means of closer union with God. - by Osmund Cooney, O.F.M.

How long is Saint Bonaventure, the Seraphic Doctor, Minister-General of the Franciscan Order?

Saint Bonaventure, the Seraphic Doctor, Minister-General of the Franciscan Order by Laurence Costelloe is 144 pages long, and a total of 36,576 words.

This makes it 49% the length of the average book. It also has 45% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Saint Bonaventure, the Seraphic Doctor, Minister-General of the Franciscan Order Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 19 minutes to read Saint Bonaventure, the Seraphic Doctor, Minister-General of the Franciscan Order aloud.

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Saint Bonaventure, the Seraphic Doctor, Minister-General of the Franciscan Order is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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