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For it is in giving that we receive.

The deeds you do may be the only sermon some persons will hear today

Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take with you nothing that have received–only what you have given.

Hold back nothing of yourselves for yourselves so that He who gives Himself totally to you may receive you totally.

I have been all things unholy. If God can work through me, He can work through anyone.

If you have men who will exclude any of God’s creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men.

While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart.

Sanctify yourself and you will sanctify society.

We have been called to heal wounds, to unite what has fallen apart, and to bring home those who have lost their way.

True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.

A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.

Blessed are those who endure in peace for by You, Most High, shall they be crowned.

No one is to be called an enemy, all are your benefactors, and no one does you harm. You have no enemy except yourselves.

Above all the grace and the gifts that Christ gives to his beloved is that of overcoming self.

Sanctify yourself and you will sanctify society.

A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.

What we are looking for is what is looking.

Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where these is hatred, let me sow love.

Nor did demons crucify Him; it is you who have crucified Him and crucify Him still, when you delight in your vices and sins.

No one is to be called an enemy, all are your benefactors, and no one does you harm. You have no enemy except yourselves.

Blessed is the servant who loves his brother as much when he is sick and useless as when he is well and an be of service to him. And blessed is he who loves his brother as well when he is afar off as when he is by his side, and who would say nothing behind his back he might not, in love, say before his face.

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 that you have received…but only what you have given; a full heart enriched by honest service, love, sacrifice, and courage.

And St. Francis said: ‘My dear son, be patient, because the weaknesses of the body are given to us in this world by God for the salvation of the soul. So they are of great merit when they are borne patiently.

If you have men who will exclude any of God’s creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men.

O Divine Master, grant that I may not seek to be consoled, as to console. To be understood, as to understand. To be loved, as to love. For it is in giving that we receive. It is in pardoning that we are pardoned. It is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

A man who works with his hands is a labourer. A man who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman. A man who works with his haands, his head, and his heart is an artist.

I have sinned against my brother the ass.

Be praised, my Lord, through all your creatures, especially through my lord Brother Sun, who brings the day; and you give light through him. And he is beautiful and radiant in all his splendor! Of you, Most High, he bears the likeness.

Be praised, my Lord, through Sister Moon and the stars; in the heavens you have made them, precious and beautiful.

Be praised, my Lord, through Brothers Wind and Air, and clouds and storms, and all the weather, through which you give your creatures sustenance.

Be praised, My Lord, through Sister Water; she is very useful, and humble, and precious, and pure.

Be praised, my Lord, through Brother Fire, through whom you brighten the night. He is beautiful and cheerful, and powerful and strong.

Be praised, my Lord, through our sister Mother Earth, who feeds us and rules us, and produces various fruits with colored flowers and herbs.

Be praised, my Lord, through those who forgive for love of you; through those who endure sickness and trial. Happy those who endure in peace, for they will be crowned.

Preach the Gospels everyday & only if you have to…use words.

Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.

Where there is hatred, let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon. Where there is doubt, faith.

It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching.

If you have men who will exclude any of God’s creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men.

All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.

A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.

Above all the grace and the gifts that Christ gives to His beloved is that of overcoming self.

Blessed are those who endure in peace for by You, Most High, shall they be crowned.

Praise be you, my Lord, through our sister, Mother Earth, who sustains and governs us.

Sanctify yourself and you will sanctify society.

Lord, help me to live this day, quietly, easily. To lean upon Thy great strength, trustfully, restfully. To wait for the unfolding of Thy will, patiently, serenely. To meet others, peacefully, joyously. To face tomorrow, confidently, courageously.

I have been all things unholy. If God can work through me, He can work through anyone.

Do all you can to preach the gospel and if necessary use words.

The deeds you do may be the only sermon some persons will hear today.

What is it that stands higher than words? Action. What is it that stands higher than action? Silence.

What do you have to fear? Nothing. Whom do you have to fear? No one. Why? Because whoever has joined forces with God obtains three great privileges: omnipotence without power, intoxication without wine, and life without death.

Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take with you nothing that have received–only what you have given.

While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart.

A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.

All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.”

Blessed is he who expecteth nothing, for he shall enjoy everything.”

Grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive.

It would be considered a theft on our part if we didn’t give to someone in greater need than we are.

No one is to be called an enemy, all are your benefactors, and no one does you harm. You have no enemy except yourselves.

Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take with you nothing that you have received, only what you have given.

Sanctify yourself and you will sanctify society.

Start by doing what’s necessary, then what’s possible and suddenly you are doing the impossible.

The deeds you do may be the only sermon some persons will hear today.

True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.

We may know with certainty that nothing belongs to us except our vices and sins.

Holy charity confounds all diabolical and fleshly temptations and all fleshly fears.

All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.

The only thing achieved in life without effort is failure.

Blessed is the servant who loves his brother as much when he is sick and useless as when he is well and an be of service to him.

Not to hurt our humble brethren is our first duty to them, but to stop there is not enough. We have a higher mission; to be of service to them whenever they require.

It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching.

Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance.

While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart.

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.

He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist.

Do few things but do them well, simple joys are holy.

For it is in giving that we receive.

You cannot all abandon your possessions, but at least you can change your attitude about them. All getting separates you from others; all giving unites to others.

Go out and preach the gospel and if you must, use words.

Where there is injury let me sow pardon.

Many who seem to us to be the Devil’s children will still become Christ’s Disciples.

Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take with you nothing that have received–only what you have given.

You can show your love to others by not wishing they were better Christians.

What is it that stands higher than words? Action. What is it that stands higher than action? Silence.

A man sins who wishes to receive more from his neighbor than he is himself willing to give to the Lord God.

All things of creation are children of the Father and thus brothers of man. God wants us to help animals if they need help. Every creature in distress has the same right to be protected.”

Men lose all the material things they leave behind them in this world, but they carry with them the reward of their charity and the alms they give.

We must not be wise and prudent according to the flesh. Rather, we must be simple, humble, and pure.

God requires that we assist the animals when they need our help. Each being (human or creature) has the same right of protection.

It would be considered a theft on our part if we didn’t give to someone in greater need than we are.

Be patient in trials, watchful in prayer, and never cease working.

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.

It is in pardoning that we are pardoned.