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This book offers a compilation of profound and uplifting quotes from the life and works of St Francis of Assisi, exploring his profound connection with God, his compassion for all creatures, and his reverence for the natural world. It serves as a spiritual guide for readers seeking inspiration and wisdom on the topics of faith, love, and the human relationship with creation.
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“Pay attention, my young friends: to go against the current; this is good for the heart, but we need courage to swim against the tide. ... We Christians were not chosen by the Lord for little things; push onwards toward the highest principles. Stake your lives on noble ideals, my dear young people!”
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“Without prolonged moments of adoration, of prayerful encounter with the word, of sincere conversation with the Lord, our work easily becomes meaningless; we lose energy as a result of weariness and difficulties, and our fervor dies out. The Church urgently needs the deep breath of prayer, and to my great joy groups devoted to prayer and intercession, the prayerful reading of God's word and the perpetual adoration of the Eucharist are growing at every level of ecclesial life.”
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“I prefer a church which is bruised, hurting and dirty because it has been out on the streets, rather than a church which is unhealthy from being confined and from clinging to its own security.”
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“True charity requires courage: Let us overcome the fear of getting our hands dirty so as to help those in need.”
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“No one must say that they cannot be close to the poor because their own lifestyle demands more attention to other areas. This is an excuse commonly heard in academic, business or professional, and even ecclesial circles. While it is quite true that the essential vocation and mission of the lay faithful is to strive that earthly realities and all human activity may be transformed by the Gospel, none of us can think we are exempt from concern for the poor and for social justice”
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“We face so many challenges in life: poverty, distress, humiliation, the struggle for justice, persecutions, the difficulty of daily conversion, the effort to remain faithful to our call to holiness, and many others. But if we open the door to Jesus and allow him to be part of our lives, if we share our joys and sorrows with him, then we will experience the peace and joy that only God, who is infinite love, can give.”
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“Just as we need the courage to be happy, we also need the courage to live simply.”
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“None of us can think we are exempt from concerns for the poor and for social justice.”
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“The measure of the greatness of a society is found in the way it treats those most in need, those who have nothing apart from their poverty!”
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“One of the more serious temptations which stifles boldness and zeal is a defeatism, which turns us into querulous and disillusioned pessimists, sourpusses.”
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“If we are to know the Lord, we must go to Him. Listen to Him in silence before the Tabernacle and approach Him in the Sacraments.”
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“The great danger in today's world, pervaded as it is by consumerism, is the desolation and anguish born of a complacent yet covetous heart, the feverish pursuit of frivolous pleasures, and a blunted conscience. Whenever our interior life becomes caught up in its own interests and concerns, there is no longer room for others, no place for the poor.”
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“Wars shatter so many lives. I think especially of children robbed of their childhood.”
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“If we are truly in love with Christ and if we sense how much he loves us, our heart will 'light up' with a joy that spreads to everyone around us.”
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“Every Christian can witness to God in the workplace, not only with words, but above all with an honest life.”
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“We cannot be tepid disciples. The Church needs our courage in order to give witness to truth.”
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“The whole of salvation history is the story of God looking for us: he offers us love and welcomes us with tenderness.”
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“In the poor and outcast we see Christ’s face; by loving and helping the poor, we love and serve Christ.”
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“Let us learn from Christ how to pray, to forgive, to sow peace, and to be near those in need.”
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“If we wish to follow Christ closely, we cannot choose an easy, quiet life. It will be a demanding life, but full of joy.”
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“Take care of God’s creation. But above all, take care of people in need.”
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“All men and women of good will are bound by the task of pursuing peace.”
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“Miracles happen. But prayer is needed! Prayer that is courageous, struggling and persevering, not prayer that is a mere formality.”
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“Lord, teach us to step outside ourselves. Teach us to go out into the streets and manifest your love.”
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“Dear young people, Jesus gives us life, life in abundance. If we are close to him we will have joy in our hearts and a smile on our face.”
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“Our deepest joy comes from Christ: remaining with him, walking with him, being his disciples.”
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“The world tells us to seek success, power and money; God tells us to seek humility, service and love.”
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“God loves us. May we discover the beauty of loving and being loved.”
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“To be friends with God means to pray with simplicity, like children talking to their parents.”
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“I cannot imagine a Christian who does not know how to smile. May we joyfully witness to our faith.”
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“We cannot live as Christians separate from the rock who is Christ. He gives us strength and stability, but also joy and serenity.”
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“Let us open the doors to the Spirit, let ourselves be guided by him, and allow God's constant help to make us new men and women, inspired by the love of God which the Holy Spirit bestows on us! How beautiful it would be if each of you, every evening, could say: Today at school, at home, at work, guided by God, I showed a sign of love towards one of my friends, my parents, an older person! How beautiful!”
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“Love is more powerful, love gives life, love makes hope blossom in the wilderness.”
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“The one who listens attentively to the Word of God and truly prays, always asks the Lord: what is your will for me?”
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“Your sins are great? Just tell the Lord: Forgive me, help me to get up again, change my heart!”
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“There is never a reason to lose hope. Jesus says: “I am with you until the end of the world.”
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“If we start without confidence, we have already lost half the battle and we bury our talents.”
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“How many kinds of moral and material poverty we face today as a result of denying God and putting so many idols in his place!”
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“To all people of good will who are working for social justice: never tire of working for a more just world, marked by greater solidarity!”
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“Our infinite sadness can only be cured by an infinite love.”
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“"God is love". His is not a sentimental, emotional kind of love but the love of the Father who is the origin of all life, the love of the Son who dies on the Cross and is raised, the love of the Spirit who renews human beings and the world. Thinking that God is love does us so much good, because it teaches us to love, to give ourselves to others as Jesus gave himself to us and walks with us. Jesus walks beside us on the road through life.”
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“A simple lifestyle is good for us, helping us to better share with those in need.”
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“Migrants and refugees are not pawns on the chessboard of humanity. They are children, women and men who leave or who are forced to leave their homes for various reasons, who share a legitimate desire for knowing and having, but above all for being more”
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“Prayer, humility, and charity toward all are essential in the Christian life: they are the way to holiness.”
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“When we do not adore God, we adore something else. Money and power are false idols which often take the place of God.”
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“God never tires of forgiving us.”
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“Migrants and refugees are not pawns on the chessboard of humanity”
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“Mercy is the true power that can save humanity and the world from sin and evil.”
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“Let us not close our hearts, let us not lose confidence, let us never give up: there are no situations which God cannot change, there is no sin which he cannot forgive if only we open ourselves to him.”
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