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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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Such was the will of the Father that his Son, blessed and glorious, whom he gave to us, and who was born for us, should by his own blood, sacrifice, and oblation, offer himself on the altar of the cross, not for himself, by whom all things were made, but for our sins, leaving us an example that we should follow his steps.
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By the anxieties and worries of this life Satan tries to dull man's heart and make a dwelling for himself there.
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