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Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love.

Francis of Assisi

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
If God can work through me, he can work through anyone.
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God Himself Power Work
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned.
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Forgiveness Kindness Religious
A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.
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Enough Light Power Shadow Sun
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
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
Holy poverty confounds cupidity and avarice and the cares of this world.
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Care Poor Poverty World
For it is in giving that we receive.
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Generosity Kindness
Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance.
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Charity Fear Ignorance Wisdom
It is not fitting, when one is in God’s service, to have a gloomy face or a chilling look.
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Appearance Face God Service
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 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
Pure, holy simplicity confounds all the wisdom of this world and the wisdom of the flesh.
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Purity Simplicity Wisdom World
Woe to those who die in mortal sin!
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Death Mortal Religious Sin
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, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love.

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