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Preach the gospel wherever you can when all else fails use words.

Francis of Assisi

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Francis of Assisi
Died: 1226
Died: October 3
Catholic Deacon
Friar Franciscan
Poet
Saint
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
Fails
Wherever
Gospel
Compassion
Failing
Words
Use
Else
Preach

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He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist
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The deeds you do may be the only sermon some persons will hear today.
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It is not fitting, when one is in God's service, to have a gloomy face or a chilling look.
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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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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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Sanctify yourself and you will sanctify society.
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Jesus is happy to come with us, as truth is happy to be spoken, as life to be lived, as light to be lit, as love is to be loved, as joy to be given, as peace to be spread.
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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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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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It would be considered a theft on our part if we didn't give to someone in greater need than we are.
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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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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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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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