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we will walk in her Paths. And when they beheld the Ascent from every side, and saw how exceeding high and steep it was, they began to say one to another: Who shall ascend this Mountain, and who shall reach unto the Mountain's top? The which, when Blessed Francis heard, he said unto them: Strait is the Way, and narrow the Gate, which leadeth unto Life, and few there be that find it. Be strong in the Lord, and in the power of His Might, and all things difficult will become easy unto