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Lord, grant that I might not so much seek to be loved as to love.

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
Holy charity confounds all diabolical and fleshly temptations and all fleshly fears.
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Charity Fear Temptation
Where there is injury let me sow pardon.
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Forgiveness Injury Kindness
I am the herald of the Great King.
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Greatness Identity King
Men lose all the material things they leave behind them in this world, but they carry with them the reward of their charity and the alms they give. For these, they will receive from the Lord the reward and recompense they deserve.
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Carry Charity Deserve Generosity Lose Man Material Reward World
Lord, grant that I might not so much seek to be loved as to love.
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Choice Love Myself Seek
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
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned.
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Forgiveness Kindness Religious
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
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 no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching.
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Ourselves Religious Talk Walk
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
Holy humility confounds pride and all the men of this world and all things that are in the world.
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Humility Man Pride Religious World
A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.
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Enough Light Power Shadow Sun
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
We should never desire to be over others. Instead, we ought to be servants who are submissive to every human being for God’s sake.
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Desire God Human Servant

Lord, grant that I might not so much seek to be loved as to love.

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