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Lord, grant that I might not so much seek to be loved as to love.

Francis of Assisi

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

Purity Simplicity Wisdom 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.
FRANCIS OF ASSISI

Beg Glory Myself Poor Poverty Sun
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
Holy poverty confounds cupidity and avarice and the cares of this world.
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Care Poor Poverty World
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
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
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
Woe to those who die in mortal sin!
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Death Mortal Religious Sin
Where there is injury let me sow pardon.
FRANCIS OF ASSISI

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
It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching.
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Ourselves Religious Talk Walk
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
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
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
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned.
FRANCIS OF ASSISI

Forgiveness Kindness Religious
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

Lord, grant that I might not so much seek to be loved as to love.

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