Christ called as his Apostles only men. He did this in a totally free and sovereign way.
POPE JOHN PAUL IIThe greater the feeling of responsibility for the person the more true love there is.
More Pope John Paul II Quotes
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None are so poor that they have nothing to give…and none are so rich that they have nothing to receive.
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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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And so, like Moses (cf Ex 3, 5), in spirit we remove the shoes from our feet, on the threshold of the inner sanctuary that each of us must become as we meet the Lord.
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Offer Christ your heart in meditation and personal prayer which is the foundation of the spiritual life.
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We began by imagining that we are giving to the; we end by realizing that they have enriched us.
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[On his 83rd birthday] Physical condition or advancing of age are not obstacles to a perfect life. God does not look at external things but at the soul.
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Take heart young people! Christ is calling you and the world awaits you! Remember the Kingdom of God needs your generous and complete dedication.
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The universality of salvation means that it is granted not only to those who explicitly believe in Christ and have entered the Church. Since salvation is offered to all, it must be made concretely available to all.
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Pray and learn to pray! Deepen your knowledge of the Word of the Living God by reading and meditating on the Scriptures.
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A person’s rightful due is to be treated as an object of love, not as an object for use.
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To the family is entrusted the task of striving, first and foremost, to unleash the forces of good.
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Through the Rosary the faithful receive abundant grace, as though from the very hands of the Mother of the Redeemer.
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I kiss the soil as if I placed a kiss on the hands of a mother, for the homeland is our earthly mother. I consider it my duty to be with my compatriots in this sublime and difficult moment.
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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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Those who perceive in themselves… the artistic vocation as poet, writer, sculptor, painter, musician, and actor feel at the same time an obligation not to waste this talent but to develop it, in order to put it to service of their neighbour and the humanity as a whole.
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