What does the poor man do at the rich man’s door, the sick man in the presence of his physician, the thirsty man at a limpid stream? What they do, I do before the Eucharistic God. I pray. I adore. I love.
–Saint Francis of Assisi (1181–1226)
Here is one of the best means to acquire humility; fix well in mind this maxim: One is as much as he is in the sight of God, and no more.
–Saint Francis of Assisi (1181–1226)
When the soul is troubled, lonely and darkened, then it turns easily to the outer comfort and to the empty enjoyments of the world.
–Saint Francis of Assisi (1181–1226)
Study always to have joy, for it befits not the servant of God to show before his brother or another sadness or a troubled face.
–Saint Francis of Assisi (1181–1226)
We have been called to heal wounds, to unite what has fallen apart, and to bring home those who have lost their way.
–Saint Francis of Assisi (1181 – 1226)
