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“Spiritual joy arises from purity of the heart and perseverance in prayer.”

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St. Francis of Assisi was an Italian Catholic saint who lived from June 24, 1182, to October 3, 1226. He is considered a reformer of the Catholic Church, known for his emphasis on poverty and simplicity of life. more

“These symbolize (Proverbs 30:14) the greedy and usurers whose teeth are swords and knifes which they use to devour the poor and steal their megger possessions. All of them are children of this world who consider the children of light to be stupid and believe themselves to be the prudent ones. Their prudence is their death.”

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Author:Anthony of Padua

“The Glorious Virgin did not have a stain in her birth because she was santified in her mother's womb and safeguarded there by angels.”

Mother Birth Angel Saint Glorious Virgins Womb Stains

Author:Anthony of Padua

“Anyone, then, who desires to live chastely in Christ Jesus, must flee not only the mouse of lust, but even from its very scent.”

“O ye rich ones on earth! The poor in your midst are My trust; guard ye My trust, and be not intent only on your own ease.”

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Author:Bahá'u'lláh

“I recognize that globalization has helped many people rise out of poverty, but it has also damned many others to starve to death. It is true that global wealth is growing in absolute terms, but inequalities have also grown and new poverty arisen.”

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Author:Pope Francis

“When money, instead of man, is at the center of the system, when money becomes an idol, men and women are reduced to simple instruments of a social and economic system, which is characterized, better yet dominated, by profound inequalities. So we discard whatever is not useful to this logic; it is this attitude that discards children and older people, and is now affecting the young.”

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Author:Pope Francis

“We cannot wait any longer to deal with the structural causes of poverty, in order to heal our society from an illness that can only lead to new crises.”

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Author:Pope Francis

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