“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.” ShowsFacesJoyStudySadnessBrotherServantServant Of God Book:The Little Flowers of St. Francis: The Mirror of Perfection; The Life of St. Francis Source: The Little Flowers of St. Francis: The Mirror of Perfection; The Life of St. Francis
“Holy obedience confounds all bodily and fleshly desires and keeps the body mortified to the obedience of the spirit and to the obedience of one's brother and makes a man subject to all the men of this world and not to men alone, but also to all beasts and wild animals, so that they may do with him whatsoever they will, in so far as it may be granted to them from above by the Lord.” MenWorldMayBodySpiritDesireAnimalLordSubjectsThis WorldHe ManBrotherHolyGrantedObedienceBeastWild Animal Book:Writings of Saint Francis of Assisi Source: Writings of Saint Francis of Assisi
“Be praised, O my Lord by Brother Wind, By air and cloud and every clime To whom Thou givest sustenance unto their kind.” KindLordAirBrotherWindCloudsSustenance Author:Francis of Assisi
“I therefore command all my Brothers, those living now and those to come in the future, to venerate the Holy Mother of God, whom we always implore to be our Protectress, to praise her at all times, in all circumstances of life, with all the means in their power and with the greatest devotion and submission.” MeanMotherBrotherCircumstancesHolyPraiseDevotionCommandAll TimeMy BrotherSubmission Author:Francis of Assisi
“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.” WellsMightFacesSidesBehindsBrotherIntegritySickBlessedUselessServantMy BrotherBrotherhoodBrothers And SistersSiblingAfarMy SiblingsBrotherlyBrotherly LoveBrother SisterCute SiblingSiblings BrothersSiblings Sisters And BrothersMy Little BrotherFunny Brother And SisterFunny Brother SisterCute Brother And SisterFunny SiblingCute Brother SisterFunny BrotherRakhiBrother LoveCute BrotherLove My BrotherInspirational Brother And SisterSibling Inspirational Author:Francis of Assisi
“For One in such a lofty position to stoop so low is a marvel that is staggering. What sublime humility and humble sublimeness, that the Lord of the Universe, the Divine Son of God, should stoop as to hide Himself under the appearance of bread for our salvation! Behold the humble way of God, my brothers. Therefore, do not hold yourselves to be anything of yourselves, so that you may be entirely acceptable to One Who gives Himself entirely to you.” WayGivingShouldMayUniverseLordPositionHumilityDivineSonBrotherLowsSalvationAppearanceHumbleBreadMy BrotherAcceptableSublimeSacramentsLoftyStoopsStaggering Author:Francis of Assisi
“Pleased be you, my Lord, with all your creatures, especially Sir Brother Sun, who is the day and through whom you give us light. And he is beautiful and radiant with great splendours and bears likeness of you, Most High One.” GivingLightBeautifulLordSunMeditationBrotherBearsCreaturesBe YouRadiantSplendour Author:Francis of Assisi
“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.” IfsMenWantNeedsChildrenHelpingFatherAnimalCreationBrotherCreaturesAll ThingsAnimal RightsProtectedDistressWant UNeed Help Author:Francis of Assisi
