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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.

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
Awe
Son
Heaven
Christ
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Quake
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Altar
Men
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World
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Lord, help me to live this day, quietly, easily. To lean upon Thy great strength, trustfully, restfully. To wait for the unfolding of Thy will, patiently, serenely. To meet others, peacefully, joyously. To face tomorrow, confidently, courageously.
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You should never praise anyone until you see how he turns out in the end!
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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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Do few things but do them well, simple joys are holy.
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All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.
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Gold hath no lustre of its own. It shines by temperate use alone.
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What does the poor man do at the rich man's door, the sick man in the presence of his physician, the thirsty man at a limpid stream? What they do, I do before the Eucharistic God. I pray. I adore. I love.
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Start by doing what's necessary then do what's possible and suddenly you are doing the impossible.
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Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love.
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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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Not to hurt our humble brethren is our first duty to them, but to stop there is not enough. We have a higher mission - to be of service to them whenever they require it.
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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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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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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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Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take with you nothing that you have received - only what you have given: a full heart, enriched by honest service, love, sacrifice and courage.
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What is it that stands higher than words? Action. What is it that stands higher than action? Silence.
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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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Lord, grant that I might not so much seek to be loved as to love.
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Go out and preach the gospel and if you must, use words.
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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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