The best perfection of a religious man is to do common things in a perfect manner. A constant fidelity in small things is a great and heroic virtue. — Bonaventure Copy Share Image
Not only do they offend thee, O Lady, who outrage thee, but thou art also offended by those who neglect to ask thy favors… — Bonaventure Copy Share Image
Come, let us give a little time to folly... and even in a melancholy day let us find time for an hour of pleasure. — Bonaventure Copy Share Image
Mary seeks for those who approach her devoutly and with reverence, for such she loves, nourishes, and adopts as her children. — Bonaventure Copy Share Image
Men do not fear a powerful hostile army as the powers of hell fear the name and protection of Mary. — Bonaventure Copy Share Image
In beautiful things St. Francis saw Beauty itself, and through His vestiges imprinted on creation he followed his Beloved everywhere, making from all things… — Bonaventure Copy Share Image
Christ has something in common with all creatures. With the stone he shares existence, with the plants he shares life, with the animals he… — Bonaventure Copy Share Image
It maketh God man, and man God; things temporal, eternal; mortal, immortal; it maketh an enemy a friend, a servant a son, vile things… — Bonaventure Copy Share Image
The best perfection of a religious man is to do common things in a perfect manner. A constant fidelity in small things is a… — Bonaventure Copy Share Image
Although you feel tepid, approach with confidence, for the greater your infirmity the more you stand in need of a physician. — Bonaventure Copy Share Image
