When we pray to God we must be seeking nothing - nothing. Francis of Assisi More Quotes by Francis of Assisi More Quotes From Francis of Assisi 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 Assisi heart sweet love I therefore command all my Brothers, those living now and those to come in the future, to venerate the Holy Mother of God, whom we always implore to be our Protectress, to praise her at all times, in all circumstances of life, with all the means in their power and with the greatest devotion and submission. Francis of Assisi brother mother mean Who we are looking for is who is looking. Francis of Assisi who-we-are life-changing freedom Such was the will of the Father that his Son, blessed and glorious, whom he gave to us, and who was born for us, should by his own blood, sacrifice, and oblation, offer himself on the altar of the cross, not for himself, by whom "all things were made," but for our sins, leaving us an example that we should follow his steps. Francis of Assisi blessed father son Every day He humbles Himself just as He did when from from His heavenly throne into the Virgin's womb; every day He comes to us and lets us see Him in lowliness, when He descends from the bosom of the Father into the hands of the priest at the altar. Francis of Assisi thrones father hands What wonderful majesty! What stupendous condescension! O sublime humility! That the Lord of the whole universe, God and the Son of God, should humble Himself like this under the form of a little bread, for our salvation ...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 Assisi eye humility humble There is absolutely no man in the whole world who can possess one among you unless he first die. Francis of Assisi men world firsts 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 Francis of Assisi church world jesus Alms are an inheritance and a justice which is due to the poor and which Jesus has levied upon us. Francis of Assisi saint justice jesus 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. Francis of Assisi begging-you names order Gold hath no lustre of its own. Francis of Assisi shining gold use Be praised, my Lord, through those who forgive for love of you; through those who endure sickness and trial. Francis of Assisi sickness forgiving trials Grant me the treasure of sublime poverty. Francis of Assisi poverty treasure sublime A promise is a child of the understanding and the will; the understanding begets it, the will brings it forth. Francis of Assisi understanding children promise Be praised, O my Lord by Brother Wind, By air and cloud and every clime To whom Thou givest sustenance unto their kind. Francis of Assisi brother air clouds 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 Assisi men heaven son Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where these is hatred, let me sow love. Francis of Assisi Start by doing what's necessary, then what's possible and suddenly you are doing the impossible. Francis of Assisi 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. Francis of Assisi human-being never god desire The Father willed that his blessed and glorious Son, whom he gave to us and who was born for us, should through his own blood offer himself as a sacrificial victim on the altar of the cross. This was to be done not for himself through whom all things were made, but for our sins. Francis of Assisi born blessed father son