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Francis of Assisi

Saint Francis of Assisi (Italian: San Francesco d'Assisi), born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, informally named as Francesco (1181/1182 – 3 October 1226), was an Italian Catholic friar, deacon and preacher. He founded the men's Order of Friars Minor, the women’s Order of Saint Clare, the Third Order of Saint Francis and the Custody of the Holy Land. Francis is one of the most venerated religious figures in history.

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God requires that we assist the animals, when they need our help. Each being (human or creature) has the same right of protection.

Animal, Assist, Help, Helping, Human, Needs

As for certain lesser faults, we must believe that, before the Final Judgment, there is a purifying fire. He who is truth says that whoever utters blasphemy against the Holy Spirit will be pardoned neither in this age nor in the age to come. From this sentence, we understand that certain offenses can be forgiven in this age, but certain others in the age to come.

Believe, Fire, Forgiveness, Offenses, Pardoned

Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love, Where there is injury, pardon; Where there is doubt, faith; Where there is despair, hope; Where there is darkness, light; And where there is sadness, joy. O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console, to be understood as to understand, to be loved, as to love.

Despair, Make, Prayer, Sadness, Spiritual

The journey is essential to the dream.

Dream, Essential, Essentials, Journey

Alms are an inheritance and a justice which is due to the poor and which Jesus has levied upon us.

Due, Inheritance, Jesus, Justice, Saint

A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.

Away, Drive, Happiness, Inspirational, Summer, Sunbeam

May the power of your love, Lord Christ, fiery and sweet as honey, so absorb our hearts as to withdraw them from all that is under heaven. Grant that we may be ready to die for love of your love, as you died for love of our love.

Heart, Hearts, Love, Power, Sweet, Under

A man has only so much knowledge as he puts to work.

Knowledge, Man, Men, Work

Here is one of the best means to acquire humility; fix well in mind this maxim: One is as much as he is in the sight of God, and no more.

Acquire, God, Humility, Mean, Sight

You cannot all abandon your possessions, but at least you can change your attitude about them. All getting separates you from others; all giving unites to others.

Attitude, Change, Giving, Possession, Possessions

Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words.

Christian, Faith, Gospel, Necessary, Spiritual, Words

Pleased be you, my Lord, with all your creatures, especially Sir Brother Sun, who is the day and through whom you give us light. And he is beautiful and radiant with great splendours and bears likeness of you, Most High One.

Beautiful, Brother, High, Light, Lord, Radiant

Study always to have Joy, for it befits not the servant of God to show before his brother or another sadness or a troubled face.

Brother, Sadness, Servant Of God, Study, Troubled

Dear God, please reveal to us your sublime beauty, that is everywhere, everywhere, everywhere, so that we will never again feel frightened.

Dear God, Frightened, Please, Spiritual, Sublime

What is it that stands higher than words? Action. What is it that stands higher than action? Silence.

Action, Higher, Silence, Stands, Words

St. Francis of Assisi was hoeing his garden when someone asked what he would do if he were suddenly to learn that he would die before sunset that very day. "I would finish hoeing my garden," he replied.

Francis, Funny, Hoeing, Humor, Learn, Learning

Do few things but do them well, simple joys are holy.

Joy, Joys, Simple, Simplicity, Things

Grant me the treasure of sublime poverty.

Grant, Poverty, Sublime, Treasure

There is absolutely no man in the whole world who can possess one among you unless he first die.

Die, Firsts, Men, Whole, World

Be patient in trials, watchful in prayer, and never cease working.

Cease, Patient, Prayer, Trials

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