“Sister Mary George was very proud to be a Franciscan, and she always prayed that she would have a peaceful, happy death. For her passing to come on the feast day of the Stigmata of St. Francis has a great deal of meaning for us.”
Sister Therese Vaulet
“Every woman and every man is God the Father's wife when the faithful soul is joined to our Lord Jesus Christ by the Holy Spirit.”
St. Francis of Assisi (Letter to the Faithful I
“Financial aid is a legacy and a justice due to the poor that our Lord Jesus Christ acquired for us. It is not a virtue for the rich to give to the poor - it is an simple act of justice.”
St. Francis of Assisi (Earlier Rule 9)
“We should not think of money as having any greater usefulness than stones.”
St. Francis of Asissi (Earlier Rule 8)
“Whoever comes to you, friend or foe, thief or robber, let them be received with kindness.”
St. Francis of Assisi (Earlier Rule 7)
“Do not be disturbed or angered at another's sin or evil, rather, spiritually help the one who has sinned as best you can, because those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do.”
St. Francis of Assisi (Earlier Rule 5)
“We must visit churches frequently and venerate and revere the clergy - not so much for themselves, if they are sinners, but because of their office and administration of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ.”
St. Francis of Assisi (Letter to the Faithful II
