...kindred, unless they may be in want, according to the words of Jesus Christ, " If thou wilt be perfect, sell what thou hast and give to the poor, and come follow Me." Accordingly, the Novices are accustomed from the first to make use of nothing as their own, in order...

...Like S. Francis, going into the Church one day he heard the words : " If thou wilt be perfect, go, sell what thou hast, and give to the poor ; and come, follow me, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven ; " * and he was so deeply moved on hearing these other words...

...the love of the world and the love of their Master, Jesus would say, not, Give a tenth, but, " Go, sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and come follow me." This was the command he issued to the rich young man who came asking him, " Good Master, what must...

...Therefore does Jesus Christ exhort each one who desires to be His disciple : ' If thou wilt be perfect, go, sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, . . . and come follow Me.' Behold Mary, His most perfect disciple, who indeed imitated His example. Pather Canisius proves that...

...Like S. Francis, going into the Church one day he heard the words : " If thou wilt be perfect, go, sell what thou hast, and give to the poor ; and come, follow me, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven ; " * and he was so deeply moved on hearing these other words...

...Divine words, echoing constantly in the Church, have been visible: — "If thou wilt be perfect, go sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and come, follow me." It is, therefore, certain that the invitation to the religious lifa is universal ; that God makes it...

...places us in the path of perfection, according to the words of our Lord, " If thou wilt be perfect, go sell what thou hast and give to the poor, and come follow Me." (St. Matt. 19: 21.) The entire detachment from earthly possessions is a powerful help in uniting us...

...portion of mine inheritance." Having the Lord Himself as that which governed and led the heart, Go sell what thou hast and give to the poor, and come, follow me. But the Lord was not, at any rate then, the portion of his inheritance : only one knows not what may...

..."This is the will of God, your sanctificatioa" (1 Thessalonians iv. 3). "If thou wilt be perfect, go, sell what thou hast and give to the poor, and come, follow me" (Matthew xix. 21). The missionaries of the New World distinguished themselves by their zeal and self-sacrifice...

...for one other thing was wanting to him, and Our Lord pointed this out to him, when He said : ' Go, sell what thou hast and give to the poor, and come, follow Me.' This counsel made him sad, for he was very rich, and he went away sorrowful. Like many another man,...