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Holy charity confounds all diabolical and fleshly temptations and all fleshly fears.

Francis of Assisi

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
Holy poverty confounds cupidity and avarice and the cares of this world.
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Care Poor Poverty World
A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.
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Enough Light Power Shadow Sun
Lord, grant that I might not so much seek to be loved as to love.
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Choice Love Myself Seek
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
Woe to those who die in mortal sin!
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Death Mortal Religious Sin
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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