Marriage is an act of will that signifies and involves a mutual gift, which unites the spouses and binds them to their eventual souls, with whom they make up a sole family – a domestic church.
POPE JOHN PAUL IIBeneath the Sacred Host, Christ is contained, the Redeemer of the world
More Pope John Paul II Quotes
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Amongst all unimportant subjects, football is by far the most important.
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The measure of your success will be the measure of your generosity.
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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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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.
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Love is never defeated, and I could add, the history of Ireland proves it.
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The Family that prays together, stays together.
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Science can purify religion from error and superstition. Religion can purify science from idolatry and false absolutes.
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Thus to share in the sufferings of Christ is, at the same time, to suffer for the kingdom of God. In the eyes of the just God, before his judgment. Those who share in the sufferings of Christ become worthy of this kingdom.
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You are our dearly beloved brothers, and in a certain way, it could be said that you are our elder brothers.
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From this moment on, live the Eucharist fully; be persons for whom the Holy Mass, Communion, and Eucharistic adoration are the center and summit of their whole life.
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May the death penalty, an unworthy punishment still used in some countries, be abolished throughout the world.
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From now on it is only through a conscious choice and through a deliberate policy that humanity can survive.
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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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Commending the victims to almighty God’s mercy, I implore his strength upon all involved in rescue efforts and in caring for the survivors.
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We are the sum of the Father’s love for us
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