"Witness for Christ each day, and if necessary use words."

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“We must not be wise and prudent according to the flesh, but, instead, we must be simple, humble and pure.”

“...love one another, as the Lord says: "This is My commandment, that you love one another, as I have loved you." And let them show their love by the works they do for each other, according as the Apostle says: "let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.”

“St. Francis of Assisium, Confessor," Butler's Lives of the Saints”

“Speak the Gospel, use deeds when necessary Mark Galli, Christianity Today, May 21, 2009. He is the author of "Francis of Assisi and His World”

“St. Francis reportedly said, "Preach Jesus, and if necessary use words.”

“Preach the gospel always and if necessary, use words.”

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