Chapter I. Of the spirit of prophecy that blessed Francis had

27. The blessed father, borne up by a certain exaltation above mundane things, had by wondrous power brought into subjection whatever is on earth, for, ever directing the eye of the intellect to the Supreme Light, not only did he know by Divine revelation what was to be done, but he foretold many things by the spirit of prophecy. He peered into the secrets of the heart, was conscious of things absent, and foretold the future.

Examples prove what we say.