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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.

Francis of Assisi

Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance.
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Charity Fear Ignorance Wisdom
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
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
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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Beautiful Brother Fire God Light Play Praise Strong
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
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
For it is in giving that we receive.
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Generosity Kindness
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
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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Color Flower Government Nature Praise
I am the herald of the Great King.
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Greatness Identity King
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
Holy wisdom confounds Satan and all his wickednesses.
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Evil Wicked Wisdom
It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching.
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Ourselves Religious Talk Walk
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
Woe to those who die in mortal sin!
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Death Mortal Religious Sin

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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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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