“All praise be yours, my Lord, through Sister Death,
From whose
embrace no mortal can escape.
Woe to those who die in mortal sin!
Happy those
She finds doing your will!
The second
death can do no harm to them.
Praise and bless my Lord, and give him thanks,
And serve
him with great humility.”
(The
Canticle of Brother Sun – St. Francis of Assisi)
“and may whoever observes all this be filled in heaven with
the blessing of the most high Father, and on earth with that of his beloved
Son, together with the Holy Spirit, the Comforter, and all the powers of heaven
and all the saints. And I, Brother
Francis, your poor worthless servant, add my share internally and externally to
that most holy blessing. Amen.” (Conclusion of the Testament of St. Francis
of Assisi)
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