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Praised be You, my Lord, through Brother Fire, through whom You light the night, and he is beautiful and playful and robust and strong.

Francis of Assisi

The Father willed that his blessed and glorious Son, whom he gave to us and who was born for us, should through his own blood offer himself as a sacrificial victim on the altar of the cross. This was to be done not for himself through whom all things were made, but for our sins.
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Blessing Born Father Glory Ourselves Sacrifice Sin Son Victim Willing
If you have men who will exclude any of God’s creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men.
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Compassionate Deal God Man
Pure, holy simplicity confounds all the wisdom of this world and the wisdom of the flesh.
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Purity Simplicity Wisdom World
If a superior give any order to one who is under him which is against that man’s conscience, although he do not obey it yet he shall not be dismissed.
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Himself Man Obedience
Where there is injury let me sow pardon.
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Forgiveness Injury Kindness
We must not be wise and prudent according to the flesh. Rather, we must be simple, humble and pure.
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Human Humble Purity Simplicity Wisdom
Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love.
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God Hate Love Myself Peace
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned.
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Forgiveness Kindness Religious
Grant me the treasure of sublime poverty: permit the distinctive sign of our order to be that it does not possess anything of its own beneath the sun, for the glory of your name, and that it have no other patrimony than begging.
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Beg Glory Myself Poor Poverty Sun
If God can work through me, he can work through anyone.
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God Himself Power Work
Above all the grace and the gifts that Christ gives to his beloved is that of overcoming self.
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Gift Grace Power
No one is to be called an enemy, all are your benefactors, and no one does you harm. You have no enemy except yourselves.
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Enemy Harm Yourself
While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart.
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Care Heart Lips Peace Yourself
Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.
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Impossible Inspirational Motivational Necessary Possible Start Success Yourself
A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.
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Enough Light Power Shadow Sun
Praised be You, my Lord, with all Your creatures, especially Sir Brother Sun, Who is the day through whom You give us light. And he is beautiful and radiant with great splendour; of You, Most High, he bears the likeness.
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Beautiful God Himself Light Nature Praise

Praised be You, my Lord, through Brother Fire, through whom You light the night, and he is beautiful and playful and robust and strong.

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