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It is not fitting, when one is in God's service, to have a gloomy face or a chilling look.

Francis of Assisi

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Francis of Assisi
Died: 1226
Died: October 3
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Grant me the treasure of sublime poverty.
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What you are looking for is what is looking.
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There is absolutely no man in the whole world who can possess one among you unless he first die.
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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.
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All things of creation are children of the Father and thus brothers of man. ... God wants us to help animals, if they need help. Every creature in distress has the same right to be protected.
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Our hands imbibe like roots, so i place them on what is beautiful in this world. And I fold them in prayer, and they draw from the heavens light
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I beg you to show the greatest possible reverence and honor for the most holy Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom all things, whether on earth or in heaven, have been brought to peace and reconciled with Almighty God
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Nor did demons crucify Him it is you who have crucified Him and crucify Him still, when you delight in your vices and sins.
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I have been all things unholy. If God can work through me, he can work through anyone.
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It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching.
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Everything in man should halt in awe...Let all the world quake and let Heaven exult when Christ the Son of the living God is there on the altar.
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All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.
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Dear God, please reveal to us your sublime beauty, that is everywhere, everywhere, everywhere, so that we will never again feel frightened.
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We have been called to heal wounds, to unite what has fallen away, and to bring home those who have lost their way. Many who seem to us to be children of the Devil will still become Christ's disciples.
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The deeds you do may be the only sermon some persons will hear today.
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Where there is discord may we bring harmony. Where there is error, may we bring truth. Where there is doubt, may we bring faith. Where there is despair, may we bring hope.
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