Praised be You, my Lord, through Sister Moon and the stars; in the heavens, you have made them bright, precious and fair.
FRANCIS OF ASSISILord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love.
More Francis of Assisi Quotes
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Lord, grant that I might not so much seek to be loved as to love.
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Woe to those who die in mortal sin!
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While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart.
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Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love.
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Great and glorious God, and Thou Lord Jesus, I pray you shed abroad your light in the darkness of my mind. Be found of me, Lord, so that in all things I may act only in accordance with Thy holy will.
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Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.
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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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Holy wisdom confounds Satan and all his wickednesses.
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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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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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Praised be You, my Lord, through our Sister, Mother Earth, who sustains and governs us, producing varied fruits with coloured flowers and herbs.
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I am the herald of the Great King.
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Above all the grace and the gifts that Christ gives to his beloved is that of overcoming self.
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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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It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching.
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