For it is in giving that we receive.
FRANCIS OF ASSISINo one is to be called an enemy, all are your benefactors, and no one does you harm. You have no enemy except yourselves.
More Francis of Assisi Quotes
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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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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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We must not be wise and prudent according to the flesh. Rather, we must be simple, humble and pure.
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It is in pardoning that we are pardoned.
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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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Pure, holy simplicity confounds all the wisdom of this world and the wisdom of the flesh.
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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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If God can work through me, he can work through anyone.
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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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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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Holy wisdom confounds Satan and all his wickednesses.
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A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.
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I am the herald of the Great King.
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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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