A man truly loves his enemy when he is not offended by the injury done to himself, but for love of God feels burning sorrow for the sin his enemy has brought on his own soul, and proves his love in a practical way.
–Saint Francis of Assisi (1181–1226)
Blessed is the one who takes no more pride in the good that God says and does through him than in that which He says and does through someone else.
–Saint Francis of Assisi (1181–1226)
While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart.
–Saint Francis of Assisi (1181–1226)
Whoever curses a poor man does an injury to Christ, whose noble image he wears – the image of Him who made Himself poor for us in this world.
–Saint Francis of Assisi (1181–1226)
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 what you are and nothing more. Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take nothing you have received…but only what you have given; a full heart enriched by honest service, love, sacrifice, and courage.
–Saint Francis of Assisi (1181–1226)
Let us have charity and humility, and give alms, for almsgiving cleanses our souls from the filth of sin. At death we lose all that we have in this world, but we take with us charity and the alms-deeds we have done, and for these we shall receive a great reward from God.
–Saint Francis of Assisi (1181–1226)
