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.
Francis of AssisiIf we endure all things patiently and with gladness, thinking on the sufferings of our Blessed Lord, and bearing all for the love of Him: herein is perfect joy.
Francis of AssisiAbove all the grace and the gifts that Christ gives to his beloved is that of overcoming self.
Francis of AssisiYou 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.
Francis of AssisiBlessed is the servant who esteems himself no more highly when he is praised and exalted by people than when he is considered worthless, foolish, and to be despised; since what a man is before God, that he is and nothing more.
Francis of AssisiAnd in any preaching you do, admonish the people concerning repentance, and that nobody can be saved except he who receives the most holy Body and Blood of our Lord. And when It is sacrificed on the altar by the priest or borne anywhere, let all the people on bended knees render praise, glory and honor to the True and Living Lord God.
Francis of Assisi