St. Francis of Assisi—Our friends, then, are all those who unjustly afflict upon us trials and ordeal …

Our friends, then, are all those who unjustly afflict upon us trials and ordeals, shame and injustice, sorrows and torments, martyrdom and death; we must love them greatly for we will possess eternal life because of what they bring upon us. — St. Francis of Assisi

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