And Christ, through His own salvific suffering, is very much present in every human suffering, and can act from within that suffering by the powers of His Spirit of truth, His consoling spirit.
POPE JOHN PAUL IIThis is no time to be ashamed of the Gospel. It is the time to preach it from the rooftops. Do not be afraid to break out of comfortable and routine modes of living in order to take up the challenge of making Christ known in the modern metropolis.
More Pope John Paul II Quotes
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Be demanding of the world around you; be demanding first of all with yourselves. Be children of God; take pride in it!
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How can such episodes of such savage cruelty happen? The heart of man is an abyss out of which sometimes emerge plots of unspeakable ferocity capable of overturning in an instant the tranquil and productive life of a people.
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St. Joseph was a just man, a tireless worker, the upright guardian of those entrusted to his care. May he always guard, protect and enlighten families.
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Man must reconcile himself to his natural greatness…. he must not forget that he is a person.
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The person who does not decide to love forever will find it very difficult to really love for even one day.
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Truth can never be confined to time and culture; in history it is known, but it also reaches beyond history.
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The distinctive mark of the Christian, today more than ever, must be love for the poor, the weak, the suffering.
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I hurry to express to you and your fellow citizens my profound sorrow and my closeness in prayer for the nation at this dark and tragic moment.
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The Gospel of life must be proclaimed and human life defended in all places and all times.
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In the Mass and in Eucharistic Adoration we meet the merciful love of God that passes through the Heart of Jesus Christ.
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Do not forget that true love sets no conditions; it does not calculate or complain, but simply loves.
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Chastity is a difficult long term matter, one must wait patiently for it to bear fruit for the happiness of loving kindness which it must bring. But at the same time chastity is the sure way to happiness.
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War should belong to the tragic past, to history: it should find no place on humanity’s agenda for the future.
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Those in society who are in charge of schools must never forget that the parents have been appointed by God himself as the first and principal educators of their children and that their right is completely inalienable.
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To maintain a joyful family requires much from both the parents and the children. Each member of the family has to become, in a special way, the servant of the others.
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