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Holy humility confounds pride and all the men of this world and all things that are in the world.

Francis of Assisi

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
Praised be You, my Lord, through Sister Moon and the stars; in the heavens, you have made them bright, precious and fair.
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Bright Moon Nature Praise Stars
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
Pure, holy simplicity confounds all the wisdom of this world and the wisdom of the flesh.
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Purity Simplicity Wisdom 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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Carry Charity Deserve Generosity Lose Man Material Reward World
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
It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching.
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Ourselves Religious Talk Walk
If God can work through me, he can work through anyone.
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God Himself Power Work
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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