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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.

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
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
I am the herald of the Great King.
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Greatness Identity King
While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart.
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Care Heart Lips Peace Yourself
Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.
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Impossible Inspirational Motivational Necessary Possible Start Success Yourself
If God can work through me, he can work through anyone.
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God Himself Power Work
Lord, grant that I might not so much seek to be loved as to love.
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Choice Love Myself Seek
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
Woe to those who die in mortal sin!
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Death Mortal Religious Sin
For it is in giving that we receive.
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Generosity Kindness
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
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
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
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
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
Holy poverty confounds cupidity and avarice and the cares of this world.
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Care Poor Poverty World

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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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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