Love between man and woman cannot be built without sacrifices and self-denial.
POPE JOHN PAUL IIBe demanding of the world around you; be demanding first of all with yourselves. Be children of God; take pride in it!
More Pope John Paul II Quotes
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Look, I can surely say by now that I’ve got the antibodies to communism inside me. But when I think of consumer society, with all its tragedies, I wonder which of the two systems is better.
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I sense that the moment has come to commit all of the Church’s energies to a new evangelization… No believer in Christ, no institution of the Church can avoid this supreme duty: to proclaim Christ to all peoples.
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Faith leads us beyond ourselves. It leads us directly to God.
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None of us is alone in this world; each of us is a vital piece of the great mosaic of humanity as a whole.
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The greatest gift you can give your child is another sibling.
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Respect for life and for the dignity of the human person also extends to the rest of creation, which is called to join man in praising God.
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Violence is a crime against humanity, for it destroys the very fabric of society.
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Man’s life comes from God: it is his image and imprint, as sharing in his breath of life. God therefore is the sole Lord of this life: Man cannot do with it as he wills.
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In the designs of Providence, there are no mere coincidences.
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Furthermore, because God created it, The human body can remain nude and uncovered and preserve its splendour and its beauty.
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I hope to have communion with the people, that is the most important thing.
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The Eucharist is the heart of the Church. Where Eucharistic life flourishes, there the life of the church will blossom.
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True holiness does not mean a flight from the world; rather, it lies in the effort to incarnate the Gospel in everyday life, in the family, at school and at work, and in social and political involvement.
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The Eucharist is a priceless treasure: by not only celebrating it but also by praying before it outside of Mass we are enabled to make contact with the very wellspring of grace.
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The Rosary is my favorite prayer. A marvelous prayer! Marvelous in its simplicity and its depth. In the prayer we repeat many times the words that the Virgin Mary heard from the Archangel, and from her kinswoman Elizabeth.
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