May the power of your love, Lord Christ, fiery and sweet as honey, so absorb our hearts as to withdraw them from all that is under heaven. Grant that we may be ready to die for love of your love, as you died for love of our love.
Francis of AssisiIt would be considered a theft on our part if we didn't give to someone in greater need than we are.
Francis of AssisiNor did demons crucify Him; it is you who have crucified Him and crucify Him still, when you delight in your vices and sins.
Francis of AssisiWe should all realize that no matter where or how a man dies, if he is in the state of mortal sin and does not repent, when he could have done so and did not, the Devil tears his soul from his body with such anguish and distress that only a person who has experienced it can appreciate it.
Francis of Assisi