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I am the herald of the Great King.

Francis of Assisi

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
Lord, grant that I might not so much seek to be loved as to love.
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Choice Love Myself Seek
Holy poverty confounds cupidity and avarice and the cares of this world.
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Care Poor Poverty World
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
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
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned.
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Forgiveness Kindness Religious
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 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
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
Holy wisdom confounds Satan and all his wickednesses.
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Evil Wicked Wisdom
If God can work through me, he can work through anyone.
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God Himself Power Work
Holy charity confounds all diabolical and fleshly temptations and all fleshly fears.
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Charity Fear Temptation
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
Pure, holy simplicity confounds all the wisdom of this world and the wisdom of the flesh.
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Purity Simplicity Wisdom World
A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.
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Enough Light Power Shadow Sun
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

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