Francis of Assisi

“Praised be You, my Lord, through Brother Fire, through whom You light the night, and he is beautiful and playful and robust and strong.”

“I am the herald of the Great King.”

“It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless our walking is our preaching.”

“We have been called to heal wounds, to unite what has fallen apart, and to bring home those who have lost their way.”

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

“Praised be You, my Lord, through our Sister, Mother Earth, who sustains and governs us, producing varied fruits with coloured flowers and herbs.”

“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.”

“For it is in giving that we receive.”

“קרן אור בודדה יכולה להניס צללים רבים.”

“המוחלים איש לרעהו למען אהבתך והמטים שכמם לשאת חולשה ומצוקה.”

“הודוהו ועבדוה בענווה.”

“אשרי הסובלים בדומייה.”

“אימנו האדמה הנושאת ומכלכלת אותנו ומצמיחה היא לנו פירות שונים ופרחים צבעוניים.”

“על אחינו האש, אשר בו תאיר לנו את חשכת לילנו.”

“אחותנו המים משרתת היא אותנו, וצנועה היא ויקירה וזכה.”

“חליפות קור וחום אשר בהם אתה מחייה נפשות ברואייך.”

“השמש הנותנת לנו את היום ואת האור.”

“Where there is injury let me sow pardon.”

“If God can work through me, he can work through anyone.”

“The deeds you do may be the only sermon some persons will hear today”