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Holy poverty confounds cupidity and avarice and the cares of this world.

Francis of Assisi

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
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 no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching.
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Ourselves Religious Talk Walk
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
I am the herald of the Great King.
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Greatness Identity King
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
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
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
Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance.
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Charity Fear Ignorance Wisdom
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
Woe to those who die in mortal sin!
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Death Mortal Religious Sin
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
For it is in giving that we receive.
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Generosity Kindness
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
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

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