The Words of Saint Francis, from His Works and the Early LegendsCosimo, Inc., 2007 M06 1 - 108 pages |
Contents
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From the early LIVES and LEGENDS | 47 |
by Thomas of Celano | 66 |
The Adieu to Mt Alverna | 83 |
Notes | 89 |
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Adieu alms Alverna Angels Assisi beware of meddling birds Bishop of Ostia bless thee Blessed Francis body bound by obedience brethren Brother Angelo Brother Leo Brother Masseo Brother Minor brothers beware called cell Church command creatures desire dwell eateth Elias enemy entreat face father feast Fioretti fire give given Greccio Gregory IX guardian hath heaven hermitages holy honour Jesus Christ Jongleurs keep labour Lady Giacoma lark Laud let the brothers little brother Francis live Lord Jesus Christ love Thee loving-kindness mercy Mirror of Perfection mortal sin mothers murmur needful things peace perfect joy pity poor poverty Praise to Thee pray prayer preaching raiment receive reverence Rule Saint saith servant shouldst sick singing sins sisters soul speak spirit St Francis St Mary Stigmata sweet Testament things Thomas of Celano thou hast thou shalt tion treasure unto verily virtues words write
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Page 31 - Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
Page 22 - Master, all these have I observed from my youth. 21 Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shall have treasure in heaven : and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
Page 23 - I say unto you, there is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for My sake, and the Gospel's, but he shall receive an hundredfold no'w in this time, and in the 'world to come eternal life; but many that are first shall be last ; and the last first.
Page 18 - Lord gave me some brothers, no one showed me what I ought to do, but the Most High Himself revealed to me that I should live according to the form of the holy Gospel.
Page 53 - ... nation to finally lead in the regeneration of the world. This is the divine mission of America, and it holds for us all the profit, all the glory, all the happiness possible to man. We are trustees of the world's progress, guardians of its righteous peace. The judgment of the Master is upon us: "Ye have been faithful over a few things; I will make you ruler over many things.
Page 66 - ... for the love of Him Who is called the "flower of the field" and "The lily of the valley".
Page 17 - We adore thee, Lord Jesus Christ, here and in all thy churches which are in the world, and we bless thee that by thy holy cross thou hast ransomed the world.
Page 66 - And by reason of the many consolations which he used to have in things created, a little before his death he composed certain Praises of the Lord for His creatures, to incite the hearts of those who should hear them to the praise of God, and that the Lord Himself might be praised by men in His creatures.