Do not be angered…
Do not be disturbed or angered at another’s sin or evil, rather, spiritually help the one who has sinned as best you can, because those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do.
–Saint Francis of Assisi (1181–1226)
Vices and sins…
We must be firmly convinced that we have nothing of our own, except our vices and sins. We must all be on our guard against pride and empty boasting and beware of worldly or natural wisdom. A worldly spirit loves to talk a lot but does nothing, striving for the exterior signs of holiness that people can see, with no desire for true piety and interior holiness of spirit.
–Saint Francis of Assisi (1181–1226)
Rejoice when we fall…
We must rejoice when we would fall into various trials and endure every sort of anguish of soul and body or ordeals in this world for the sake of eternal life.
–Saint Francis of Assisi (1181–1226)
Start by doing…
Start by doing what’s necessary, then what’s possible,
and suddenly you are doing the impossible.
–Saint Francis of Assisi (1181 – 1226)
The divine scriptures…
I desire and exhort my brethren to show all possible respect to the Divine Scriptures wherever they see them, and if they should be found in any improper place, or scattered about in a disrespectful manner, let them collect and put them in a becoming place as far as possible, in order to show reverence to the words of the Lord. For many things are sanctified by the Word of God, and the mystery of the Adorable Sacrament of the Altar is accomplished by the power of the words of Jesus Christ.
–Saint Francis of Assisi (1181–1226)
Testimonies of scripture…
It is good to read the testimonies of Scripture; it is good to seek the Lord our God in them. As for me, however, I have already made so much of Scripture my own that I have more than enough to meditate on and turn over in my mind. I need no more… I know Christ, the poor crucified One.
–Saint Francis of Assisi (1181–1226)
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