...In this world I cannot see the Most High Son of God with my own eyes, except for His Most Holy Body and Blood.
Francis of AssisiIt is not fitting, when one is in God's service, to have a gloomy face or a chilling look.
Francis of AssisiNo one is to be called an enemy, all are your benefactors, and no one does you harm. You have no enemy except yourselves.
Francis of AssisiAlms are an inheritance and a justice which is due to the poor and which Jesus has levied upon us.
Francis of AssisiBe praised, O my Lord by Brother Wind, By air and cloud and every clime To whom Thou givest sustenance unto their kind.
Francis of AssisiAs for certain lesser faults, we must believe that, before the Final Judgment, there is a purifying fire. He who is truth says that whoever utters blasphemy against the Holy Spirit will be pardoned neither in this age nor in the age to come. From this sentence, we understand that certain offenses can be forgiven in this age, but certain others in the age to come.
Francis of Assisi