Spiritual joy arises from purity of the heart and perseverance in prayer. — Francis of Assisi Copy Share Image
You should never praise anyone until you see how he turns out in the end! — Francis of Assisi Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
By the anxieties and worries of this life Satan tries to dull man's heart and make a dwelling for himself there. — Francis of Assisi Copy Share Image
Alms are an inheritance and a justice which is due to the poor and which Jesus has levied upon us. — Francis of Assisi Copy Share Image
Here is one of the best means to acquire humility; fix well in mind this maxim: One is as much as he… — Francis of Assisi Copy Share Image
We have been called to heal wounds, to unite what has fallen away, and to bring home those who have lost their… — Francis of Assisi Copy Share Image
It is good to read the testimonies of Scripture; it is good to seek the Lord our God in them. As for… — Francis of Assisi Copy Share Image
We should have no more use or regard for money in any of its forms than we have for dust. Those who… — Francis of Assisi Copy Share Image
Jesus is happy to come with us, as truth is happy to be spoken, as life to be lived, as light to… — Francis of Assisi Copy Share Image
We should all realize that no matter where or how a man dies, if he is in the state of mortal sin… — Francis of Assisi Copy Share Image
Where there is discord may we bring harmony. Where there is error, may we bring truth. Where there is doubt, may we… — Francis of Assisi Copy Share Image
What does the poor man do at the rich man's door, the sick man in the presence of his physician, the thirsty… — Francis of Assisi Copy Share Image
Be Thou praised, my Lord, of our Sister Mother Earth, which sustains and hath us in rule, and produces divers fruits with coloured flowers… — Francis of Assisi Copy Share
And in any preaching you do, admonish the people concerning repentance, and that nobody can be saved except he who receives the most holy… — Francis of Assisi Copy Share
...In this world I cannot see the Most High Son of God with my own eyes, except for His Most Holy Body and Blood. — Francis of Assisi Copy Share
God could not have chosen anyone less qualified, or more of a sinner, than myself. And so, for this wonderful work He intends to… — Francis of Assisi Copy Share
“Keep a clear eye toward life's end. Do not forget your purpose and destiny as God's creature. What you are in his sight is… — Francis of Assisi Copy Share
I believe that You, O Jesus, are in the most holy Sacrament. I love You and desire You. Come into my heart. I embrace… — Francis of Assisi Copy Share
It was easy to love God in all that was beautiful. The lessons of deeper knowledge, though, instructed me to embrace God in all… — Francis of Assisi Copy Share
There is absolutely no man in the whole world who can possess one among you unless he first die. — Francis of Assisi Copy Share
If we endure all things patiently and with gladness, thinking on the sufferings of our Blessed Lord, and bearing all for the love of… — Francis of Assisi Copy Share
A promise is a child of the understanding and the will; the understanding begets it, the will brings it forth. — Francis of Assisi Copy Share
