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Pure, holy simplicity confounds all the wisdom of this world and the wisdom of the flesh.

Francis of Assisi

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
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
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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Act Darkness Glory Greatness Light Mindset Prayer Will
It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching.
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Ourselves Religious Talk Walk
Lord, grant that I might not so much seek to be loved as to love.
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Choice Love Myself Seek
For it is in giving that we receive.
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Generosity Kindness
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
Praised be You, my Lord, through Sister Moon and the stars; in the heavens, you have made them bright, precious and fair.
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Bright Moon Nature Praise Stars
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 poverty confounds cupidity and avarice and the cares of this world.
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Care Poor Poverty World
Where there is injury let me sow pardon.
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Forgiveness Injury Kindness
If you have men who will exclude any of God’s creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men.
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Compassionate Deal God Man
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
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
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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Enemy Harm Yourself

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