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We must not be wise and prudent according to the flesh. Rather, we must be simple, humble and pure.

Francis of Assisi

Lord, grant that I might not so much seek to be loved as to love.
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Choice Love Myself Seek
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned.
FRANCIS OF ASSISI

Forgiveness Kindness Religious
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
Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance.
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Charity Fear Ignorance Wisdom
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
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.
FRANCIS OF ASSISI

Beg Glory Myself Poor Poverty Sun
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
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
Where there is injury let me sow pardon.
FRANCIS OF ASSISI

Forgiveness Injury Kindness
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
A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.
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Enough Light Power Shadow Sun
If God can work through me, he can work through anyone.
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God Himself Power Work
Holy poverty confounds cupidity and avarice and the cares of this world.
FRANCIS OF ASSISI

Care Poor Poverty World
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
Woe to those who die in mortal sin!
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Death Mortal Religious Sin
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

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