I need no more, I know Christ, the poor crucified one.

By the anxieties and worries of this life, Satan tries to dull man’s heart and make a dwelling for himself there.

Where there is poverty and joy, there is no greed and avarice.

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

Gold hath no lustre of its own. It shines by temperate use alone.

The measure of love is to love without measure.

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

True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.

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

What you are looking for is what is looking.

What you are looking for is what is looking.

You can only do what the hand of God allows you to do.

Water is the mirror of nature.

The brave unfortunate are our best acquaintance.

Woe to those who die in mortal Sin!

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.

Holy wisdom confounds Satan and all his wickedness.

Don’t change the world, change worlds.

When I think of the happiness that is in store for me, every sorrow, every pain becomes dear to me.

When we pray to God we must be seeking nothing – nothing.

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.

Our actions are our own; their consequences belong to Heaven.

Ask the beasts and they will teach you the beauty of this earth.

A cat purring on your lap is more healing than any drug in the world, as the vibrations you are receiving are of pure love and contentment.

Grant me the treasure of sublime poverty.

What could you do to a man who owns nothing? You can’t starve a fasting man, you can’t steal from someone who has no money, you can’t ruin someone who hates prestige.

Don’t canonize me too soon. I’m perfectly capable of fathering a child.

You should never praise anyone until you see how he turns out in the end!

A man has only so much knowledge as he puts to work.

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.

Alms are an inheritance and a justice which is due to the poor and which Jesus has levied upon us.

You call it a sin, that I love the dog above all else? The dog stayed with me in the storm, the man, not even in the wind.

And it is in death that we are born to eternal life.

The tree of love its roots hath spread Deep in my heart, and rears its head; Rich are its fruits: they joy dispense; Transport the heart, and ravish sense. In love’s sweet swoon to thee I cleave, Bless’d source of love.

The Lord bless you and keep you. May He show His face to you and have mercy. May He turn His countenance to you and give you peace. The Lord bless you!

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.

God, enlighten the darkness of my heart and give me a right faith, a sure hope, a perfect charity, sense and knowledge, so that I may carry out your holy command.

Grant me the treasure of sublime poverty: permit the distinctive sign of our order to be that it does not possess anything of its own beneath the sun, for the glory of your name, and that it have no other patrimony than begging.

Grant me the treasure of sublime poverty: permit the distinctive sign of our order to be that it does not possess anything of its own beneath the sun, for the glory of your name, and that it have no other patrimony than begging.

The greatest security we can have in this world that we are in the grace of God, does not consist in the feelings that we have of love to Him, but rather in an irrevocable abandonment of our whole being into His hands, and in a firm resolution never to consent to any sin great or small.

Lord, help me to live this day, quietly, easily.

O innocent Jesus, having sinned, I am guilty of eternal death, but You willingly accept the unjust sentence of death, that I might live. For whom, then, shall I live, if not for You, my Lord?

Heavenly Father, you created all things for your glory and made us stewards of this creature.

Our hands imbibe like roots, so I place them on what is beautiful in this world. And I fold them in prayer, and they draw from the heavens light.

I am the herald of the great King.

It is not fitting, when one is in God’s service, to have a gloomy face or a chilling look.

Everything in man should halt in awe…Let all the world quake and let Heaven exult when Christ the Son of the living God is there on the altar.

Here is one of the best means to acquire humility; fix well in mind this maxim: One is as much as he is in the sight of God, and no more.

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

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.

The world is a great stage on which God displays his many wonders.

Lord, grant that I might not so much seek to be loved as to love.

We adore Thee most holy Lord, Jesus Christ, here in all Thy Churches, which are in the whole world, because by Thy holy cross, Thou hast redeemed the world.

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

Great and glorious God, and Thou Lord Jesus, I pray you shed abroad your light in the darkness of my mind.

If God can work through me, he can work through anyone.

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.

Praised be You, my Lord, through Sister Moon and the stars; in the heavens, you have made them bright, precious and fair.

My God and My All!

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

We adore You, O Christ, and we praise You, because by Your holy cross, You have redeemed the world.

Praised be You, my Lord, through those who give pardon for Your love, and bear infirmity and tribulation.

Because whoever has joined forces with God obtains three great privileges: omnipotence without power, intoxication without wine, and life without death.

Dear God, please reveal to us your sublime beauty, that is everywhere, everywhere, everywhere, so that we will never again feel frightened.

Everything in man should halt in awe…Let all the world quake and let Heaven exult when Christ the Son of the living God is there on the altar.

Most High, all powerful, good Lord, Yours are the praises, the glory, the honor, and all blessing.

We should never desire to be over others. Instead, we ought to be servants who are submissive to every human being for God’s sake.

It is in pardoning that we are pardoned.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Where there is injury let me sow pardon.

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

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.

For it is in giving that we receive.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

The only thing achieved in life without effort is failure.

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

All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candlef

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

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

Sanctify yourself and you will sanctify society.

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

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

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

A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows

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