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.
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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I am the herald of the Great King.
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We must not be wise and prudent according to the flesh. Rather, we must be simple, humble and pure.
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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 humility confounds pride and all the men of this world and all things that are in the world.
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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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Above all the grace and the gifts that Christ gives to his beloved is that of overcoming self.
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It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching.
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It is not fitting, when one is in God’s service, to have a gloomy face or a chilling look.
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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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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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While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart.
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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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Woe to those who die in mortal sin!
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Where there is injury let me sow pardon.
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Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance.
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