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Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Lent Commemoration of St. Francis of Paola, 1416-1507; became a hermit at the age of 15; in 1436, he and two companions began a community that is considered the foundation of the Minim Friars; Francis was credited with many miracles and had the gifts of prophecy and insight into men's hearts; he became a friend of King Louis XI of France and his son, Charles VIII, who endowed several monasteries for the Minims; Francis spent the rest of his life at the monastery of Plessis, France, which Charles built for him Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/2/25 Gospel: John 5:17-30