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It would be considered a theft on our part if we didn't give to someone in greater need than we are.

Francis of Assisi

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Francis of Assisi
Died: 1226
Died: October 3
Catholic Deacon
Friar Franciscan
Poet
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Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone
St. Francis of Assisi
Saint Francis of Assisi
San Francisco de Asís
San Francesco d'Assisi
Francesco di Pietro di Bernardone
von Assisi
Saint Franz
von Assisi
Saint Franziskus
San Francisco de Asis
Saint Francis
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I have sinned against my brother the ass.
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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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Be praised, my Lord, through those who forgive for love of you through those who endure sickness and trial.
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A promise is a child of the understanding and the will the understanding begets it, the will brings it forth.
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Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love.
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Where there is darkness, let there be light.
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Be patient, because the weaknesses of the body are given to us in this world by God for the salvation of the soul. So they are of great merit when they are borne patiently.
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