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

— Francis of Assisi

Conspiracy of Kindness : A Refreshing New Approach to Sharing the Love of Jesus With Others (1993) by Steve Sjogren, p. 120.
Disputed, Preach the gospel, and if necessary, use words.

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Catholic saint and founder of the Franciscan Order 1182–1226

Jesús Gervasio Pérez Rodríguez (1936–2021) Spanish priest (1936-2021)

“Month of the Bible ” in Latin America helps Catholics become more familiar with the Word of God in order to be true witnesses to Christ for the world (14 September 2006) Fides News Agency http://www.fides.org/en/news/8049-AMERICA_Month_of_the_Bible_in_Latin_America_helps_Catholics_become_more_familiar_with_the_Word_of_God_in_order_to_be_true_witnesses_to_Christ_for_the_world

“Still falls the Rain
At the feet of the Starved Man hung upon the Cross.
Christ that each day, each night, nails there, have mercy on us”

Edith Sitwell (1887–1964) British poet

Still Falls the Rain (1940)

“Preach often, and if necessary, use words”

Francis of Assisi (1182–1226) Catholic saint and founder of the Franciscan Order

This Is Your Time : Make Every Moment Count (2000) by Michael Whitaker Smith and Gary Lee Thomas, p. 93.
Disputed, Preach the gospel, and if necessary, use words.

“The time has come for me to say good-bye-or better, 'arrivederci!'. World Youth Day 2011 will take place in Madrid, Spain. Until then, let us continue to pray for one another, and let us joyfully bear witness to Christ before the world.”

Pope Benedict XVI (1927) 265th Pope of the Catholic Church

2008, Angelus following the Closing Mass (19 July 2008)

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

Francis of Assisi (1182–1226) Catholic saint and founder of the Franciscan Order

Cease Fire, the War Is Over! (2005) by Eric Bumpus and Tim Moranville, p. 88
Disputed, Preach the gospel, and if necessary, use words.

“Share the gospel at all times, and if necessary, use words”

Francis of Assisi (1182–1226) Catholic saint and founder of the Franciscan Order

The Basics of Life (1998) by Andy Chrisman, Kirk Sullivan, Mark Harris and Marty Magehee.
Disputed, Preach the gospel, and if necessary, use words.

“I am thankful, of course, for the prize and thankful to God for each story, each idea, each word, each day.”

Isaac Bashevis Singer (1902–1991) Polish-born Jewish-American author

On winning the Nobel Prize, TIME magazine (16 October 1978)

“It was necessary for the Son to disappear as an outward authority, in order that He might reappear as an inward principle of life. Our salvation is no longer God manifested in a Christ without us, but as a " Christ within us, the hope of glory."”

Frederick William Robertson (1816–1853) British writer and theologian

Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 68.

“Just each of us being me, me, me first. The murderer, the victim, the witness each of us thinks our role is the lead.
Probably that goes for anybody in the world.”

Chuck Palahniuk book Invisible Monsters

Source: Invisible Monsters

“Wherever you go, preach the gospel, and if necessary, use words.”

Francis of Assisi (1182–1226) Catholic saint and founder of the Franciscan Order

What They Don't Always Teach You at a Christian College (1995) by Keith Anderson, p. 185.
Disputed, Preach the gospel, and if necessary, use words.
Variant: Do all you can to preach the gospel and if necessary use words!

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

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