Francis of Assisi Quotes About Son

Quotes about: Son

• What wonderful majesty! What stupendous condescension! O sublime humility! That the Lord of the whole universe, God and the Son of God, should humble Himself like this under the form of a little bread, for our salvation ...In this world I cannot see the Most High Son of God with my own eyes, except for His Most Holy Body and Blood.

  Francis of Assisi

  Humility, Eye, Humble

• ...In this world I cannot see the Most High Son of God with my own eyes, except for His Most Holy Body and Blood.

  Francis of Assisi

  Eye, Son, Holy Eucharist

  Saint Francis (of Assisi) (1964). “Writings”

• For One in such a lofty position to stoop so low is a marvel that is staggering. What sublime humility and humble sublimeness, that the Lord of the Universe, the Divine Son of God, should stoop as to hide Himself under the appearance of bread for our salvation! Behold the humble way of God, my brothers. Therefore, do not hold yourselves to be anything of yourselves, so that you may be entirely acceptable to One Who gives Himself entirely to you.

  Francis of Assisi

  Brother, Humility, Humble

• Such was the will of the Father that his Son, blessed and glorious, whom he gave to us, and who was born for us, should by his own blood, sacrifice, and oblation, offer himself on the altar of the cross, not for himself, by whom "all things were made," but for our sins, leaving us an example that we should follow his steps.

  Francis of Assisi

  Father, Blessed, Son

  Saint Francis of Assisi, Aeterna Press (1906). “Writings of Saint Francis of Assisi”, p.78, Aeterna Press

• Man should tremble, the world should vibrate, all heaven should be deeply moved when the Son of God appears on the altar in the hands of the priest.

  Francis of Assisi

  Son, Men, Hands

• Everything in man should halt in awe...Let all the world quake and let Heaven exult when Christ the Son of the living God is there on the altar.

  Francis of Assisi

  Son, Men, Heaven

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