"We must not be wise and prudent according to the flesh, but, instead, we must be simple, humble and pure."
— Francis of Assisi

January 1, 1970

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“Later Admonition and Exhortation to the Brothers and Sisters of Penance,” Francis of Assisi: Early Documents, Volume 1, p. 48.