Francis of Assisi
Francis of Assisi
Saint Francis of Assisi, born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, informally named as Francesco, was an Italian Roman Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men's Order of Friars Minor, the women’s Order of Saint Clare, the Third Order of Saint Francis and the Custody of the Holy Land. Francis is one of the most venerated religious figures in history...
NationalityItalian
ProfessionSaint
CountryItaly
spiritual sublime dear-god
Dear God, please reveal to us your sublime beauty, that is everywhere, everywhere, everywhere, so that we will never again feel frightened.
hands spirit hands-of-god
You damned spirits! You can only do what the hand of God allows you to do.
brother sadness servant-of-god
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.
humble justice-of-god mind
Nothing can tend so much to humble us before the mercy and justice of God as the consideration of His benefits and our own sins. Let us, then, consider what He has done for us, and what we have done against Him; let us call to mind our sins in detail, and His gracious benefits in like manner, remembering that whatever there is of good in us is not ours, but His, and then we need not be afraid of vainglory or of taking complacency in ourselves...
god faith inspiration
It is not fitting, when one is in God's service, to have a gloomy face or a chilling look.
beautiful lessons god-love
It was easy to love God in all that was beautiful. The lessons of deeper knowledge, though, instructed me to embrace God in all things.
prayer praying praying-to-god
When we pray to God we must be seeking nothing - nothing.
god faith historical
I have been all things unholy. If God can work through me, he can work through anyone.
god work
If God can work through me, he can work through anyone.
spiritual perseverance prayer
Spiritual joy arises from purity of the heart and perseverance in prayer.
happiness summer shadow
A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.
hope errors doubt
Where there is discord may we bring harmony. Where there is error, may we bring truth. Where there is doubt, may we bring faith. Where there is despair, may we bring hope.
thinking dust should-have
We should have no more use or regard for money in any of its forms than we have for dust. Those who think it is worth more, or who are greedy for it, expose themselves to the danger of being deceived by the Devil.
children home devil
We have been called to heal wounds, to unite what has fallen away, and to bring home those who have lost their way. Many who seem to us to be children of the Devil will still become Christ's disciples.