We lose everything…
We lose everything which we leave behind in this world; we can bring with us only the right to a reward for our charity and the alms we have given. ~St. Francis of Assisi, Rule of 1221 Tags: alms,...
View ArticleI am prepared to endure with joy…
St. Francis cried out and said: “My Lord Jesus Christ, I thank You for the great love and charity which You are showing me, because it is a sign of great love when the Lord punishes His servant well...
View Article… He can work through anyone.
I have been all things unholy. If God can work through me, He can work through anyone. ~~St. Francis of Assisi Tags: anyone, god, St. Francis of Assisi (about him), unholy, work
View ArticleRemember that they have given themselves…
Wherever they may be, let all my brothers remember that they have given themselves and abandoned their bodies to the Lord Jesus Christ. For love of him they must make themselves vulnerable to their...
View ArticleYou have no enemy except yourselves
No one is to be called an enemy, all are your benefactors, and no one does you harm. You have no enemy except yourselves. ~St. Francis of Assisi Tags: benefactors, enemy, harm, St. Francis of Assisi...
View ArticleWhile you are proclaiming peace…
While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart. ~St. Francis of Assisi Tags: heart, lips, Peace, proclaiming, St. Francis of Assisi (about him)
View ArticleAnd so we must all keep close watch over ourselves…
And so we must all keep close watch over ourselves or we will be lost and turn our minds and hearts from God, because we think there is something worth having or doing, or that we will gain some...
View ArticleDo not extinguish the spirit of holy prayer…
It pleases me that you should read sacred theology to the brothers so long as on account of this study they do not extinguish the spirit of holy prayer as is ordained in the Rule. ~St. Francis of...
View ArticleOvercoming self…
Above all the grace and the gifts that Christ gives to his beloved is that of overcoming self. ~St. Francis of Assisi Tags: beloved, Christ, gifts, grace, self, St. Francis of Assisi (about him)
View ArticleWe have been called…
We have been called to heal wounds, to unite what has fallen apart, and to bring home those who have lost their way. Many who may seem to us to be children of the Devil will still become Christ’s...
View ArticleMaking a rope of it
When a man is too sure of himself, he becomes less wary of the enemy, and if the Devil can call his own even one hair of a man’s head, he will lose no time in making a rope of it. ~St. Francis of...
View ArticleFor anger and disturbance impede charity
They must be careful not to be angry or disturbed at the sin of another, for anger and disturbance impede charity in themselves and in others. ~St. Francis of Assisi, The Later Rule Tags: anger,...
View ArticleDo not extinguish the Spirit
Those brothers to whom the Lord has given the grace of working may work faithfully and devotedly so that, while avoiding idleness, the enemy of the soul, they do not extinguish the Spirit of holy...
View ArticleAs is becoming
I counsel, admonish, and exhort my brothers in the Lord Jesus Christ not to quarrel or argue or judge others when they go about in the world; but let them be meek, peaceful, modest, gentle, and humble,...
View ArticleDo not wander
Consider and see how the day of death approaches. With all respect I beg of you not to forget God amid the many distracting occupations in which your life is spent and do not wander from the way of His...
View ArticleFor we have been called to this
As you announce peace with your mouth, make sure that you have greater peace in your hearts, thus no one will be provoked to anger or scandal because of you. Let everyone be drawn to peace and kindness...
View ArticleThe truly obedient soul
The truly obedient soul looks not to the greater or less difficulty of the order, but to the authority of him who commands, and the merit of obedience. ~ St. Francis of Assisi Tags: authority,...
View ArticlePossess and preserve that joyousness of spirit
When the servant of God endeavours with all his strength to possess and preserve that joyousness of spirit which proceeds from purity of heart and which is acquired by fervent prayer the demons may try...
View ArticleIf you still continue to love
Be always patient and well disposed. If one of your brothers offends you in any way, offer to God the pain you experience. By this mark I shall know if you are the true servants of our Divine Master:...
View ArticlePatience and humility
Where there is patience and humility, there is neither anger nor disturbance. ~ St. Francis of Assisi, The Admonitions Tags: admonition, anger, disturbance, humility, patience, st francis of asissi
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