St. Francis of Assisi
(
Giovanni di Bernadone)
(1181-1226)

Catholic Friar, Founder of the Franciscans
Patron Saint of animals, birds & the environment

birthdate: October 4 (Memorial)
birthplace:
Assisi, Itlay

QUOTES

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace:
where there is hatred, let me sow love:
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
and where there is sadness, joy.

If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men.

Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.

"It is in giving oneself that one receives."

Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take with you nothing that you have received - only what you have given: a full heart, enriched by honest service, love, sacrifice and courage.

 

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