Brother Juniper
God’s Holy Fool
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- ISBN, perfect bound
- 978-1-935257-10-3
- ISBN, EPUB ebook
- 978-1-61956-884-6
- ISBN, PDF ebook
- 978-1-61956-885-3
- Pages
- 86
- Size
- 5.5 × 8.5 in
- Edition
- Perfect bound second edition, May 2009
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 978-1-61956-768-9
- Pages
- 86
- Size
- 5.5 × 8.5 in
- Edition
- Encuadernación rústica, primera edición en español, 2026
- Language
- Español
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About this book
“My brothers, my brothers, I wish I had a forest of such junipers.” — St. Francis of Assisi
Brother Juniper was one of the early companions of St. Francis. He joined Francis and the brothers in 1210, died in Rome on January 4, 1258, and is buried in the Franciscan church of Ara Coeli on the Capitoline Hill.
His madcap antics, his patience and his fervent desire to imitate Christ have endeared him to all who see the world through children’s eyes and do foolish things because they are in love with God. Based on a 14th-century story, Murray Bodo’s tale is told by Juniper himself as he remembers and mourns his friend and soul-mate, Brother Tendalbene.
Bodo offers Juniper as “an antidote for us moderns”: proof that God chooses those the world considers absurd to shame the wise.
Inside
- Preface by Murray Bodo
- Juniper’s own story, told on the slopes of Mount Subasio
- Passages from the 14th-century chronicles of the real Brother Juniper
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“Hermanos míos, hermanos míos, ¡ojalá tuviera yo un bosque de tales juníperos!” — San Francisco de Asís
Fray Junípero fue uno de los primeros compañeros de san Francisco, un fraile famoso por sus extravagantes ocurrencias: le cortó la pata a un cerdo para dar de comer a un hermano enfermo, se balanceaba en un subibaja ya de adulto y regalaba hasta su propio hábito. Murió en Roma en 1258 y está sepultado en Santa María in Aracoeli.
En este libro habla el propio Junípero. Treinta inviernos después, sube una vez más al monte Subasio y le habla a su amigo muerto, fray Tendalbene, y al padre Francisco, que ya está en el cielo. Bodo lo presenta como “un antídoto para nosotros, los modernos”: un libro tierno y divertido para todos los que ven el mundo con ojos de niño y hacen locuras porque están enamorados de Dios.
Inside
- Prefacio de Murray Bodo
- La historia contada por el propio Junípero
- Pasajes de la Crónica de los veinticuatro generales, del siglo XIV
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